Which has higher number of deaths, Belgium or Portugal?

Portugal, at 115,924 deaths against 113,798 deaths in Belgium as of 2023.

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

2,126 deaths, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium 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.

Belgium vs Portugal: Number of deaths

Belgium

113,798 deaths

in 2023

Portugal

115,924 deaths

in 2023

Belgium rank

74th

Portugal rank

73rd

Number of deaths over time

Belgium
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 115,924 deaths against 113,798 deaths in Belgium, a difference of 2,126 deaths.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 74th and Portugal ranks 73rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	106,760 deaths	99,898 deaths	6,862 deaths	Belgium
1960s	114,824 deaths	96,046 deaths	18,778 deaths	Belgium
1970s	116,716 deaths	92,928 deaths	23,788 deaths	Belgium
1980s	110,426 deaths	92,796 deaths	17,630 deaths	Belgium
1990s	104,799 deaths	101,495 deaths	3,304 deaths	Belgium
2000s	104,056 deaths	102,314 deaths	1,742 deaths	Belgium
2010s	108,133 deaths	105,896 deaths	2,236 deaths	Belgium
2020s	118,298 deaths	121,372 deaths	3,074 deaths	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Belgium or Portugal?: Portugal, at 115,924 deaths against 113,798 deaths in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Belgium and Portugal?: 2,126 deaths, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for number of deaths?: Belgium ranks 74th 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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