Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Portugal

Portugal: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb was 17.98 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
17.98
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
65th
of 111 countries
All-time high
37.29
in 1971
All-time low
17.98
in 2022
Years of data
63
1955–2022

Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Portugal, 1955–2022

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 17.98 for chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Portugal peaked at 37.29 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 17.98, in 2022.

Portugal ranks 65th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Portugal, 1955 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1955 23.12 —
1956 28.37 +22.7%
1957 24.93 -12.1%
1958 22.77 -8.6%
1959 23.04 +1.2%
1960 24.1 +4.6%
1961 26.4 +9.5%
1962 30.02 +13.7%
1963 32.95 +9.7%
1964 27.85 -15.5%
1965 29.52 +6.0%
1966 32.34 +9.6%
1967 28.51 -11.8%
1968 28.19 -1.1%
1969 33.18 +17.7%
1970 28.13 -15.2%
1971 37.29 +32.6%
1972 31.33 -16.0%
1973 33.78 +7.8%
1974 35.06 +3.8%
1975 33.02 -5.8%
1976 34.93 +5.8%
1977 30.3 -13.2%
1978 32.98 +8.8%
1979 28.58 -13.3%
1980 34.42 +20.4%
1981 32.73 -4.9%
1982 29.81 -8.9%
1983 31.17 +4.6%
1984 32.1 +3.0%
1985 33.07 +3.0%
1986 30.25 -8.5%
1987 28.88 -4.5%
1988 28.58 -1.0%
1989 27.59 -3.4%
1990 29.67 +7.5%
1991 28.57 -3.7%
1992 25.81 -9.7%
1993 28.01 +8.6%
1994 24.73 -11.7%
1995 26.27 +6.2%
1996 27.9 +6.2%
1997 27.33 -2.1%
1998 26.92 -1.5%
1999 30.64 +13.8%
2000 26.87 -12.3%
2001 24.16 -10.1%
2002 25.93 +7.3%
2003 25.33 -2.3%
2007 23.53 -7.1%
2008 22.93 -2.6%
2009 23.66 +3.2%
2010 22.22 -6.1%
2011 20.38 -8.3%
2012 21.16 +3.8%
2013 19.11 -9.7%
2014 18.84 -1.4%
2015 19.99 +6.1%
2016 19.86 -0.7%
2017 18.61 -6.3%
2018 19.33 +3.9%
2019 18.87 -2.4%
2022 17.98 -4.7%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 17.98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.5, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 17.98 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.88, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 24.45 22.77 28.37 5
1960s 29.31 24.1 33.18 10
1970s 32.54 28.13 37.29 10
1980s 30.86 27.59 34.42 10
1990s 27.59 24.73 30.64 10
2000s 24.63 22.93 26.87 7
2010s 19.84 18.61 22.22 10
2020s 17.98 17.98 17.98 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 62 Brunei 18.74 compare
  2. 63 Costa Rica 18.56 compare
  3. 64 Israel 18.55 compare
  4. 66 Japan 17.5 compare
  5. 67 Iceland 17.5 compare
  6. 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Portugal?
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Portugal was 17.98 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 37.29 in 1971.
What is the lowest chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 17.98 in 2022.
How does Portugal rank for chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb?
Portugal ranks 65th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
111 places, 4,920 data points, 1950–2024
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