Belgium vs Netherlands: Mortality rate, adult, female

Belgium
43.5 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Netherlands
43.63 per 1,000 female adults
in 2023
Belgium rank
183rd
Netherlands rank
182nd

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 43.63 per 1,000 female adults against 43.5 per 1,000 female adults in Belgium, a difference of 0.13 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 183rd and Netherlands ranks 182nd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 107.37 per 1,000 female adults 85.89 per 1,000 female adults 21.48 per 1,000 female adults Belgium
1970s 99.71 per 1,000 female adults 81.06 per 1,000 female adults 18.65 per 1,000 female adults Belgium
1980s 83.58 per 1,000 female adults 70.86 per 1,000 female adults 12.71 per 1,000 female adults Belgium
1990s 71.69 per 1,000 female adults 67.47 per 1,000 female adults 4.22 per 1,000 female adults Belgium
2000s 64.06 per 1,000 female adults 62.2 per 1,000 female adults 1.86 per 1,000 female adults Belgium
2010s 53.75 per 1,000 female adults 50.57 per 1,000 female adults 3.19 per 1,000 female adults Belgium
2020s 47.21 per 1,000 female adults 45.64 per 1,000 female adults 1.57 per 1,000 female adults Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 43.63 per 1,000 female adults against 43.5 per 1,000 female adults in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Belgium and Netherlands?
0.13 per 1,000 female adults, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Belgium ranks 183rd and Netherlands ranks 182nd 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.