Australia vs Belgium: Mortality rate, adult, male

Australia
72.64 per 1,000 male adults
in 2021
Belgium
73.08 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Australia rank
188th
Belgium rank
186th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Australia
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 73.08 per 1,000 male adults against 72.64 per 1,000 male adults in Australia, a difference of 0.44 per 1,000 male adults.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Australia ranks 188th and Belgium ranks 186th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Belgium Difference Ahead
1960s 204.99 per 1,000 male adults 201.23 per 1,000 male adults 3.76 per 1,000 male adults Australia
1970s 188.62 per 1,000 male adults 185.45 per 1,000 male adults 3.17 per 1,000 male adults Australia
1980s 145.56 per 1,000 male adults 157.88 per 1,000 male adults 12.32 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
1990s 111.03 per 1,000 male adults 134.72 per 1,000 male adults 23.69 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
2000s 87.48 per 1,000 male adults 117.56 per 1,000 male adults 30.08 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
2010s 76.62 per 1,000 male adults 90.46 per 1,000 male adults 13.84 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
2020s 72.83 per 1,000 male adults 81.45 per 1,000 male adults 8.62 per 1,000 male adults Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Australia or Belgium?
Belgium, at 73.08 per 1,000 male adults against 72.64 per 1,000 male adults in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Australia and Belgium?
0.44 per 1,000 male adults, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Australia ranks 188th and Belgium 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, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults)
Unit
per 1,000 male 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, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.