North Macedonia vs Portugal: Death rate
North Macedonia
10.84 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Portugal
11.11 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
North Macedonia rank
34th
Portugal rank
31st
Death rate over time
- North Macedonia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 11.11 deaths per 1,000 people against 10.84 deaths per 1,000 people in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.27 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Macedonia ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.47 deaths per 1,000 people | North Macedonia |
| 1960s | 9.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 7.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 7.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.22 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 8.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.99 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 8.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8608 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 9.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3988 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 12.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, North Macedonia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 11.11 deaths per 1,000 people against 10.84 deaths per 1,000 people in North Macedonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between North Macedonia and Portugal?
- 0.27 deaths per 1,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do North Macedonia and Portugal rank globally for death rate?
- North Macedonia ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 31st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.