Belgium vs Luxembourg: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Belgium
2.93 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Luxembourg
2.79 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
206th
Luxembourg rank
209th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.79 deaths per 1,000 people in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 206th and Luxembourg ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Luxembourg in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 22.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 14.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.8 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 8.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.763 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 5.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.315 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.262 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2005 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
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 Luxembourg?
- Belgium, at 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.79 deaths per 1,000 people in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 0.14 deaths per 1,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Belgium ranks 206th and Luxembourg ranks 209th 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.