What is the difference in number of deaths between Belarus and Portugal?

5,662 deaths, with Belarus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Portugal?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belarus vs Portugal: Number of deaths

Belarus

121,586 deaths

in 2023

Portugal

115,924 deaths

in 2023

Belarus rank

71st

Portugal rank

73rd

Number of deaths over time

Belarus
Portugal

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 121,586 deaths against 115,924 deaths in Portugal, a difference of 5,662 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 71st and Portugal ranks 73rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	87,987 deaths	99,898 deaths	11,911 deaths	Portugal
1960s	65,058 deaths	96,046 deaths	30,987 deaths	Portugal
1970s	81,585 deaths	92,928 deaths	11,343 deaths	Portugal
1980s	99,491 deaths	92,796 deaths	6,694 deaths	Belarus
1990s	126,585 deaths	101,495 deaths	25,091 deaths	Belarus
2000s	139,918 deaths	102,314 deaths	37,604 deaths	Belarus
2010s	124,712 deaths	105,896 deaths	18,815 deaths	Belarus
2020s	134,304 deaths	121,372 deaths	12,932 deaths	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Belarus or Portugal?: Belarus, at 121,586 deaths against 115,924 deaths in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Belarus and Portugal?: 5,662 deaths, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Portugal?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Portugal rank globally for number of deaths?: Belarus ranks 71st and Portugal ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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