Barbados vs Portugal: Death rate from digestive diseases

Barbados
19.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Portugal
18.72 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Barbados rank
60th
Portugal rank
62nd

Death rate from digestive diseases over time

  • Barbados
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 19.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.72 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Barbados ranks 60th and Portugal ranks 62nd of 111 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 27.35 deaths per 100,000 people 46.49 deaths per 100,000 people 19.14 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal
1970s 32.05 deaths per 100,000 people 47.34 deaths per 100,000 people 15.29 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal
1980s 28.51 deaths per 100,000 people 39.41 deaths per 100,000 people 10.9 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal
1990s 26.6 deaths per 100,000 people 33.18 deaths per 100,000 people 6.58 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal
2000s 21.16 deaths per 100,000 people 24.33 deaths per 100,000 people 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal
2010s 17.53 deaths per 100,000 people 20.23 deaths per 100,000 people 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from digestive diseases, Barbados or Portugal?
Barbados, at 19.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.72 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2013.
What is the difference in death rate from digestive diseases between Barbados and Portugal?
0.5 deaths per 100,000 people, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Portugal?
46 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2013.
How do Barbados and Portugal rank globally for death rate from digestive diseases?
Barbados ranks 60th and Portugal ranks 62nd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from digestive diseases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate from digestive diseases
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
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Reported deaths from digestive diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.