Australia vs Portugal: Mortality rate, adult, female

Australia
41.65 per 1,000 female adults
in 2021
Portugal
41.54 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Australia rank
185th
Portugal rank
186th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Australia
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 41.65 per 1,000 female adults against 41.54 per 1,000 female adults in Portugal, a difference of 0.11 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Australia ranks 185th and Portugal ranks 186th of 218 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 115.73 per 1,000 female adults 118.09 per 1,000 female adults 2.36 per 1,000 female adults Portugal
1970s 102.76 per 1,000 female adults 103.09 per 1,000 female adults 0.3331 per 1,000 female adults Portugal
1980s 77.28 per 1,000 female adults 85.45 per 1,000 female adults 8.18 per 1,000 female adults Portugal
1990s 61.42 per 1,000 female adults 73.76 per 1,000 female adults 12.33 per 1,000 female adults Portugal
2000s 50.15 per 1,000 female adults 58.38 per 1,000 female adults 8.23 per 1,000 female adults Portugal
2010s 44.62 per 1,000 female adults 45.61 per 1,000 female adults 0.9839 per 1,000 female adults Portugal
2020s 41.65 per 1,000 female adults 44.56 per 1,000 female adults 2.91 per 1,000 female adults Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Australia or Portugal?
Australia, at 41.65 per 1,000 female adults against 41.54 per 1,000 female adults in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Australia and Portugal?
0.11 per 1,000 female adults, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Australia ranks 185th and Portugal ranks 186th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.