Denmark vs Portugal: Mortality rates at age 65
Denmark
1.33 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Portugal
1.34 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Denmark rank
186th
Portugal rank
185th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.34 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.33 deaths per 1,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Denmark ranks 186th and Portugal ranks 185th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7663 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4081 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2587 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2752 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1993 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0474 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0169 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1036 deaths per 1,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Denmark or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.34 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.33 deaths per 1,000 people in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Denmark and Portugal?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Denmark ranks 186th and Portugal ranks 185th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.