Finland vs Portugal: Mortality rate, adult, female

Finland
40.62 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Portugal
41.54 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Finland rank
188th
Portugal rank
186th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Finland
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 41.54 per 1,000 female adults against 40.62 per 1,000 female adults in Finland, a difference of 0.92 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Finland ranks 188th and Portugal ranks 186th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 111.35 per 1,000 female adults 118.09 per 1,000 female adults 6.73 per 1,000 female adults Portugal
1970s 89.01 per 1,000 female adults 103.09 per 1,000 female adults 14.08 per 1,000 female adults Portugal
1980s 71.02 per 1,000 female adults 85.45 per 1,000 female adults 14.44 per 1,000 female adults Portugal
1990s 64.85 per 1,000 female adults 73.76 per 1,000 female adults 8.9 per 1,000 female adults Portugal
2000s 59.23 per 1,000 female adults 58.38 per 1,000 female adults 0.8483 per 1,000 female adults Finland
2010s 46.79 per 1,000 female adults 45.61 per 1,000 female adults 1.19 per 1,000 female adults Finland
2020s 42.77 per 1,000 female adults 43.14 per 1,000 female adults 0.3716 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, Finland or Portugal?
Portugal, at 41.54 per 1,000 female adults against 40.62 per 1,000 female adults in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Finland and Portugal?
0.92 per 1,000 female adults, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Finland ranks 188th 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.