Greece vs Portugal: Death rate from road injuries

Greece
7.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Portugal
7.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Greece rank
146th
Portugal rank
147th

Death rate from road injuries over time

  • Greece
  • Portugal
5101520200020102021

How they compare

Greece currently reports 7.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 146th and Portugal ranks 147th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 16.61 deaths per 100,000 people 17.11 deaths per 100,000 people 0.504 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal
2010s 9.78 deaths per 100,000 people 8.74 deaths per 100,000 people 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people Greece
2020s 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people 6.99 deaths per 100,000 people 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Greece or Portugal?
Greece, at 7.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Greece and Portugal?
0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
Greece ranks 146th and Portugal ranks 147th 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 road injuries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate from road injuries
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
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Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.