Belgium vs Iceland: Mortality rate, adult, male

Belgium
73.08 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Iceland
76.5 per 1,000 male adults
in 2023
Belgium rank
186th
Iceland rank
184th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Belgium
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 76.5 per 1,000 male adults against 73.08 per 1,000 male adults in Belgium, a difference of 3.42 per 1,000 male adults.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 186th and Iceland ranks 184th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 201.23 per 1,000 male adults 171.79 per 1,000 male adults 29.44 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
1970s 185.45 per 1,000 male adults 164.66 per 1,000 male adults 20.79 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
1980s 157.88 per 1,000 male adults 128.5 per 1,000 male adults 29.38 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
1990s 134.72 per 1,000 male adults 98.15 per 1,000 male adults 36.57 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
2000s 117.56 per 1,000 male adults 75.97 per 1,000 male adults 41.59 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
2010s 90.46 per 1,000 male adults 69.35 per 1,000 male adults 21.11 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
2020s 79.22 per 1,000 male adults 71.21 per 1,000 male adults 8.01 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, Belgium or Iceland?
Iceland, at 76.5 per 1,000 male adults against 73.08 per 1,000 male adults in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Belgium and Iceland?
3.42 per 1,000 male adults, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iceland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Iceland rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Belgium ranks 186th and Iceland ranks 184th 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
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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.