Belgium vs Switzerland: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Belgium
2.93 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Switzerland
3.06 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
206th
Switzerland rank
203rd
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 143 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Switzerland ahead.
Belgium ranks 206th and Switzerland ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 11 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 139.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 216.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 77.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 166.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 170.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 168.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 148.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.25 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1900s | 152.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 125.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1910s | 138.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 95.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.75 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1920s | 97.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1930s | 79.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 37 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1940s | 72.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.97 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1950s | 36.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 22.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 14.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 8.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 5.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.932 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.356 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.502 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2082 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.06 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 Switzerland?
- 0.13 deaths per 1,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Belgium ranks 206th and Switzerland ranks 203rd 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.