Belgium vs Portugal: Mortality rate, adult, female

Belgium
43.5 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Portugal
41.54 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Belgium rank
183rd
Portugal rank
186th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Belgium
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 43.5 per 1,000 female adults against 41.54 per 1,000 female adults in Portugal, a difference of 1.96 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Belgium ranks 183rd and Portugal ranks 186th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 107.37 per 1,000 female adults 118.09 per 1,000 female adults 10.71 per 1,000 female adults Portugal
1970s 99.71 per 1,000 female adults 103.09 per 1,000 female adults 3.38 per 1,000 female adults Portugal
1980s 83.58 per 1,000 female adults 85.45 per 1,000 female adults 1.88 per 1,000 female adults Portugal
1990s 71.69 per 1,000 female adults 73.76 per 1,000 female adults 2.07 per 1,000 female adults Portugal
2000s 64.06 per 1,000 female adults 58.38 per 1,000 female adults 5.68 per 1,000 female adults Belgium
2010s 53.75 per 1,000 female adults 45.61 per 1,000 female adults 8.14 per 1,000 female adults Belgium
2020s 46.47 per 1,000 female adults 43.14 per 1,000 female adults 3.32 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 Portugal?
Belgium, at 43.5 per 1,000 female adults against 41.54 per 1,000 female adults in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Belgium and Portugal?
1.96 per 1,000 female adults, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Belgium ranks 183rd 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
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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.