Netherlands vs Portugal: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Netherlands
6.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Portugal
6.4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Netherlands rank
56th
Portugal rank
53rd
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 53rd of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 37.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 36.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 41.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 18.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 53.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 7.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 5.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2816 deaths per 100,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 7.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, Netherlands or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Netherlands ranks 56th 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.