Australia vs Portugal: Prostate cancer death rate in men
Australia
12.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Portugal
12.47 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
60th
Portugal rank
61st
Prostate cancer death rate in men over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Australia currently reports 12.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.47 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 60th and Portugal ranks 61st of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 18.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 19.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 20.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 23.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 19.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0019 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 15.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1599 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 13.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9388 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prostate cancer death rate in men, Australia or Portugal?
- Australia, at 12.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.47 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prostate cancer death rate in men between Australia and Portugal?
- 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Australia ranks 60th and Portugal ranks 61st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from prostate cancer in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.