What is the difference in respiratory infection death rate between Portugal and Slovakia?

0.73 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infection death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Slovakia: Respiratory infection death rate

Portugal

35.48 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Slovakia

34.75 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Portugal rank

42nd

Slovakia rank

43rd

Respiratory infection death rate over time

Portugal
Slovakia

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 35.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 34.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovakia, a difference of 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Slovakia ahead.

Portugal ranks 42nd and Slovakia ranks 43rd of 109 countries.

Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20.99 deaths per 100,000 people	38.88 deaths per 100,000 people	17.88 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovakia
2000s	19.92 deaths per 100,000 people	25.71 deaths per 100,000 people	5.78 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovakia
2010s	19.23 deaths per 100,000 people	21.88 deaths per 100,000 people	2.65 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovakia
2020s	35.48 deaths per 100,000 people	65.14 deaths per 100,000 people	29.66 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respiratory infection death rate, Portugal or Slovakia?: Portugal, at 35.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 34.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovakia as of 2022.
What is the difference in respiratory infection death rate between Portugal and Slovakia?: 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Slovakia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Portugal and Slovakia rank globally for respiratory infection death rate?: Portugal ranks 42nd and Slovakia ranks 43rd of 109 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infection death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Respiratory infection death rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 4,746 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from respiratory infections in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.