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
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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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Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.