Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Portugal
Portugal: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 15.44 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Portugal, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 15.44 for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Portugal peaked at 15.44 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.6, in 2002.
That places Portugal 110th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.47 | — |
| 2001 | 7.09 | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 6.6 | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 7.03 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 8.18 | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 8.3 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 8.35 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 8.93 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 9.59 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 9.69 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.31 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 9.7 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 10.86 | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 10.08 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 9.28 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 9.51 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 9.29 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 8.88 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 8.8 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.51 | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 14.46 | +92.6% |
| 2021 | 15.44 | +6.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 15.44 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.66, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 15.44 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.75, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +92.6% | 7.51 | 14.46 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.22 | 6.6 | 9.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.32 | 7.51 | 10.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.95 | 14.46 | 15.44 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Portugal?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Portugal was 15.44 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 15.44 in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 in 2002.
- How does Portugal rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Portugal ranks 110th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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