Portugal vs Spain: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases
Portugal
4.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Spain
5.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Portugal rank
174th
Spain rank
171st
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 174th and Spain ranks 171st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0735 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2602 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from hypertensive heart diseases, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from hypertensive heart diseases between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
- Portugal ranks 174th and Spain ranks 171st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from hypertensive heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.