Other small states vs Portugal: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)

Other small states
7.67 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Portugal
11.1 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Other small states rank
21st
Portugal rank
24th

Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) over time

  • Other small states
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 11.1 per 1,000 people against 7.67 per 1,000 people in Other small states, a difference of 3.43 per 1,000 people.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Other small states ahead.

Other small states ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 24th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Other small states averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Other small states Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 13.73 per 1,000 people 10.91 per 1,000 people 2.82 per 1,000 people Other small states
1970s 13.11 per 1,000 people 10.64 per 1,000 people 2.47 per 1,000 people Other small states
1980s 11.46 per 1,000 people 9.62 per 1,000 people 1.84 per 1,000 people Other small states
1990s 10.03 per 1,000 people 10.37 per 1,000 people 0.3371 per 1,000 people Portugal
2000s 9.13 per 1,000 people 10.01 per 1,000 people 0.8822 per 1,000 people Portugal
2010s 8.08 per 1,000 people 10.37 per 1,000 people 2.29 per 1,000 people Portugal
2020s 8.06 per 1,000 people 11.62 per 1,000 people 3.56 per 1,000 people Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Other small states or Portugal?
Portugal, at 11.1 per 1,000 people against 7.67 per 1,000 people in Other small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Other small states and Portugal?
3.43 per 1,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Portugal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Other small states and Portugal rank globally for death rate, crude?
Other small states ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.