Death rate from drowning ghe in Portugal
Portugal: Death rate from drowning ghe was 0.8 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from drowning ghe in Portugal, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from drowning ghe in Portugal stood at 0.8.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from drowning ghe in Portugal peaked at 1.76 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.41, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 167th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from drowning ghe in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.41 | — |
| 2001 | 0.96 | +134.1% |
| 2002 | 1.76 | +83.3% |
| 2003 | 1.7 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.28 | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 1.2 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 1 | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.79 | -21.0% |
| 2008 | 0.77 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.84 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.69 | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 0.56 | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 0.93 | +66.1% |
| 2014 | 0.89 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.88 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.62 | -29.5% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | +69.4% |
| 2018 | 0.73 | -30.5% |
| 2019 | 0.71 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.82 | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8 | -2.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.32, 61% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1, 73% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from drowning ghe in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +134.1% | 0.41 | 0.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 | 0.41 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.79 | 0.56 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.81 | 0.8 | 0.82 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from drowning ghe in Portugal?
- Death rate from drowning ghe in Portugal was 0.8 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from drowning ghe recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 in 2002.
- What is the lowest death rate from drowning ghe recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for death rate from drowning ghe?
- Portugal ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from drowning ghe rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 Death rate from drowning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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