Belgium vs Ireland: Mortality rate, adult, male

Belgium
73.08 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Ireland
72.8 per 1,000 male adults
in 2022
Belgium rank
186th
Ireland rank
187th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Belgium
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 73.08 per 1,000 male adults against 72.8 per 1,000 male adults in Ireland, a difference of 0.28 per 1,000 male adults.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 186th and Ireland ranks 187th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 201.23 per 1,000 male adults 178.22 per 1,000 male adults 23.01 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
1970s 185.45 per 1,000 male adults 180.19 per 1,000 male adults 5.25 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
1980s 157.88 per 1,000 male adults 155.79 per 1,000 male adults 2.09 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
1990s 134.72 per 1,000 male adults 126.27 per 1,000 male adults 8.45 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
2000s 117.56 per 1,000 male adults 103.1 per 1,000 male adults 14.47 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
2010s 90.46 per 1,000 male adults 83.64 per 1,000 male adults 6.82 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
2020s 80.2 per 1,000 male adults 75.63 per 1,000 male adults 4.57 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 Ireland?
Belgium, at 73.08 per 1,000 male adults against 72.8 per 1,000 male adults in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Belgium and Ireland?
0.28 per 1,000 male adults, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Belgium ranks 186th and Ireland ranks 187th 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.