Italy vs Portugal: Diarrheal diseases death rate

Italy
2.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Portugal
2.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Italy rank
102nd
Portugal rank
104th

Diarrheal diseases death rate over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
01234200020102021

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.

Italy ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 104th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 0.258 deaths per 100,000 people 0.441 deaths per 100,000 people 0.183 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal
2010s 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people 0.199 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal
2020s 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher diarrheal diseases death rate, Italy or Portugal?
Italy, at 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in diarrheal diseases death rate between Italy and Portugal?
0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for diarrheal diseases death rate?
Italy ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 104th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Diarrheal 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

Indicator
Diarrheal diseases death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from diarrhoeal diseases in both sexes, per 100,000 people.