Bulgaria vs Portugal: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Bulgaria
18.1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
17.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
66th
Portugal rank
68th
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 18.1 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 68th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.77 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 40.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 26.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 18.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.51 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 15.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 17.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 18.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.121 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chronic respiratory diseases death rate, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Bulgaria, at 18.1 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 68th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Chronic respiratory diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from respiratory diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.