Colombia vs Portugal: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Colombia
6.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Portugal
6.4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
52nd
Portugal rank
53rd
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Colombia
- Portugal
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 52nd and Portugal ranks 53rd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 38.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 30.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 39.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.95 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 36.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 50.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 25.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 38.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 14.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, Colombia or Portugal?
- Colombia, at 6.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Colombia and Portugal?
- 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Portugal?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2019.
- How do Colombia and Portugal rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Colombia ranks 52nd and Portugal ranks 53rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Unintentional injuries 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 unintentional injuries per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.