Which has higher mortality by week, Belgium or Portugal?

Belgium, at 2,063 Deaths against 2,007 Deaths in Portugal as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?

11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mortality by week. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Portugal: Mortality by week

Belgium

2,063 Deaths

in 2025

Portugal

2,007 Deaths

in 2025

Belgium rank

13th

Portugal rank

14th

Mortality by week over time

Belgium
Portugal

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 2,063 Deaths against 2,007 Deaths in Portugal, a difference of 56 Deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Portugal ahead.

Belgium ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 14th of 28 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2,259 Deaths	2,592 Deaths	332.8 Deaths	Portugal
2020s	2,451 Deaths	2,738 Deaths	287.5 Deaths	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality by week, Belgium or Portugal?: Belgium, at 2,063 Deaths against 2,007 Deaths in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in mortality by week between Belgium and Portugal?: 56 Deaths, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for mortality by week?: Belgium ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 14th of 28 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mortality by week. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Mortality by week
Unit: Deaths
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 35 places, 373 data points, 2015–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

This dataset presents the latest data on all-cause death statistics, excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths, by week, for all OECD countries for which data are available. Please refer to the Methodological Note below for details on methods of calculation and caution regarding cross-country comparisons. Sources by country are available in a separate file in Excel format. Read the Methodological Note All-cause, Excess and COVID-19 deaths Access additional information on sources by country WARNING: Reporting of the number of All-cause and COVID-19 deaths particularly for the most recent weeks may be only partial and subject to significant revision. The calculated values for excess deaths for the most recent weeks are therefore also subject to significant revision.