Which has higher mortality by week, Portugal or Sweden?

Portugal, at 2,007 Deaths against 1,544 Deaths in Sweden as of 2025.

What is the difference in mortality by week between Portugal and Sweden?

463 Deaths, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?

11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mortality by week. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Sweden: Mortality by week

Portugal

2,007 Deaths

in 2025

Sweden

1,544 Deaths

in 2025

Portugal rank

14th

Sweden rank

16th

Mortality by week over time

Portugal
Sweden

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2,007 Deaths against 1,544 Deaths in Sweden, a difference of 463 Deaths.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 16th of 28 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2,592 Deaths	1,866 Deaths	725.4 Deaths	Portugal
2020s	2,738 Deaths	2,008 Deaths	730 Deaths	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality by week, Portugal or Sweden?: Portugal, at 2,007 Deaths against 1,544 Deaths in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in mortality by week between Portugal and Sweden?: 463 Deaths, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for mortality by week?: Portugal ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 16th of 28 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mortality by week. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Mortality by week
Unit: Deaths
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 35 places, 373 data points, 2015–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

This dataset presents the latest data on all-cause death statistics, excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths, by week, for all OECD countries for which data are available. Please refer to the Methodological Note below for details on methods of calculation and caution regarding cross-country comparisons. Sources by country are available in a separate file in Excel format. Read the Methodological Note All-cause, Excess and COVID-19 deaths Access additional information on sources by country WARNING: Reporting of the number of All-cause and COVID-19 deaths particularly for the most recent weeks may be only partial and subject to significant revision. The calculated values for excess deaths for the most recent weeks are therefore also subject to significant revision.