Portugal vs Puerto Rico: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Portugal
20.47 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Puerto Rico
22.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Portugal rank
54th
Puerto Rico rank
51st
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 22.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.47 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 54th and Puerto Rico ranks 51st of 109 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,652 deaths per 100,000 people | 339.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1,312 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 995.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 263.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 732.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 133.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 89.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.83 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 29.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 43.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 9.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 5.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 20.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Portugal or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 22.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.47 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Portugal and Puerto Rico?
- 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Puerto Rico?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Puerto Rico rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Portugal ranks 54th and Puerto Rico ranks 51st of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infections death rate by age group. 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 respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.