Ireland vs Portugal: Probability of dying that year, among males
Ireland
0.3%
in 2023
Portugal
0.3%
in 2023
Ireland rank
216th
Portugal rank
219th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Ireland ranks 216th and Portugal ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.2% | 9.7% | 5.4% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 2.8% | 7.6% | 4.8% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 4.4% | 2.5% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Ireland or Portugal?
- Ireland, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Ireland and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Ireland ranks 216th and Portugal ranks 219th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.