Belgium vs New Zealand: Mortality rate, adult, male

Belgium
73.08 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
New Zealand
77.69 per 1,000 male adults
in 2021
Belgium rank
186th
New Zealand rank
183rd

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Belgium
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 77.69 per 1,000 male adults against 73.08 per 1,000 male adults in Belgium, a difference of 4.61 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 186th and New Zealand ranks 183rd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 201.23 per 1,000 male adults 189.85 per 1,000 male adults 11.38 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
1970s 185.45 per 1,000 male adults 187.99 per 1,000 male adults 2.54 per 1,000 male adults New Zealand
1980s 157.88 per 1,000 male adults 159.58 per 1,000 male adults 1.69 per 1,000 male adults New Zealand
1990s 134.72 per 1,000 male adults 125.57 per 1,000 male adults 9.15 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
2000s 117.56 per 1,000 male adults 94.77 per 1,000 male adults 22.79 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
2010s 90.46 per 1,000 male adults 81.01 per 1,000 male adults 9.45 per 1,000 male adults Belgium
2020s 81.45 per 1,000 male adults 75.97 per 1,000 male adults 5.48 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 New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 77.69 per 1,000 male adults against 73.08 per 1,000 male adults in Belgium as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Belgium and New Zealand?
4.61 per 1,000 male adults, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Belgium ranks 186th and New Zealand ranks 183rd 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.