Japan vs Portugal: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Japan
16.95 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
17.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
69th
Portugal rank
68th
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 17.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 69th and Portugal ranks 68th of 111 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 13.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 17.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.56 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 15.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.98 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 16.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.88 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 15.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 15.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 16.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chronic respiratory diseases death rate, Japan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 17.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between Japan and Portugal?
- 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Japan ranks 69th and Portugal ranks 68th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β 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.