Belgium vs Latvia: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Belgium
2.93 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Latvia
2.95 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
206th
Latvia rank
205th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Belgium
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
Belgium ranks 206th and Latvia ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 1960s | 22.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 14.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.351 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 1980s | 8.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 1990s | 5.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.67 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 3.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1398 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
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 Latvia?
- Latvia, at 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Belgium and Latvia?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Latvia rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Belgium ranks 206th and Latvia ranks 205th 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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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.