Belgium vs Cyprus: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex

Belgium
2.93 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cyprus
2.89 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
206th
Cyprus rank
207th

Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time

  • Belgium
  • Cyprus
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.89 deaths per 1,000 people in Cyprus, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cyprus ahead.

Belgium ranks 206th and Cyprus ranks 207th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Cyprus Difference Ahead
1950s 36.64 deaths per 1,000 people 76.94 deaths per 1,000 people 40.3 deaths per 1,000 people Cyprus
1960s 22.24 deaths per 1,000 people 45.23 deaths per 1,000 people 22.99 deaths per 1,000 people Cyprus
1970s 14.37 deaths per 1,000 people 25.14 deaths per 1,000 people 10.77 deaths per 1,000 people Cyprus
1980s 8.64 deaths per 1,000 people 12.19 deaths per 1,000 people 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people Cyprus
1990s 5.74 deaths per 1,000 people 7.38 deaths per 1,000 people 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people Cyprus
2000s 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people 4.03 deaths per 1,000 people 0.3912 deaths per 1,000 people Cyprus
2010s 3.02 deaths per 1,000 people 2.58 deaths per 1,000 people 0.4437 deaths per 1,000 people Belgium
2020s 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1853 deaths per 1,000 people Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Belgium or Cyprus?
Belgium, at 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.89 deaths per 1,000 people in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Belgium and Cyprus?
0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Cyprus?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Cyprus rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
Belgium ranks 206th and Cyprus ranks 207th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.