Finland vs Portugal: Prostate cancer death rate in men
Finland
12.4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
12.47 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Finland rank
62nd
Portugal rank
61st
Prostate cancer death rate in men over time
- Finland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 12.47 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 61st of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1960s | 14.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5384 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1970s | 19.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 21.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 23.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 19.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8951 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 15.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2639 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 12.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0635 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prostate cancer death rate in men, Finland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 12.47 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prostate cancer death rate in men between Finland and Portugal?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Finland ranks 62nd 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.