Italy vs Portugal: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases

Italy
87.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
87.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy rank
90th
Portugal rank
89th

Death rate from cardiovascular diseases over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 87.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 87.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 90th and Portugal ranks 89th of 111 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 410.13 deaths per 100,000 people 363.22 deaths per 100,000 people 46.91 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
1960s 393.92 deaths per 100,000 people 350.8 deaths per 100,000 people 43.12 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
1970s 350.18 deaths per 100,000 people 386.56 deaths per 100,000 people 36.37 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal
1980s 277.46 deaths per 100,000 people 318.43 deaths per 100,000 people 40.97 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal
1990s 205.37 deaths per 100,000 people 253.24 deaths per 100,000 people 47.87 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal
2000s 148.55 deaths per 100,000 people 166.34 deaths per 100,000 people 17.79 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal
2010s 105.9 deaths per 100,000 people 106.25 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3501 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal
2020s 87.85 deaths per 100,000 people 87.89 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0339 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases, Italy or Portugal?
Portugal, at 87.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 87.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2022.
What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases between Italy and Portugal?
0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases?
Italy ranks 90th and Portugal ranks 89th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cardiovascular diseases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.