What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Germany and Portugal?

1.35 deaths per 100,000 people, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Portugal?

27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Portugal: Death rates from different causes

Germany

109.29 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Portugal

107.94 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Germany rank

29th

Portugal rank

32nd

Death rates from different causes over time

Germany
Portugal

How they compare

Germany currently reports 109.29 deaths per 100,000 people against 107.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 32nd of 111 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	150.47 deaths per 100,000 people	126.25 deaths per 100,000 people	24.22 deaths per 100,000 people	Germany
2000s	130.16 deaths per 100,000 people	121.61 deaths per 100,000 people	8.55 deaths per 100,000 people	Germany
2010s	116.59 deaths per 100,000 people	116.24 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3503 deaths per 100,000 people	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rates from different causes, Germany or Portugal?: Germany, at 109.29 deaths per 100,000 people against 107.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2020.
What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Germany and Portugal?: 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Portugal?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Germany and Portugal rank globally for death rates from different causes?: Germany ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 32nd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rates from different causes
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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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