Belgium vs Greece: Annual death rates at different ages
Belgium
3.34 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greece
3.33 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
202nd
Greece rank
203rd
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Belgium
- Greece
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 202nd and Greece ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.67 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1960s | 25.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.74 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1970s | 16.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1980s | 10.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1990s | 6.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9489 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 4.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3151 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 2010s | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1244 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1992 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Belgium or Greece?
- Belgium, at 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Belgium and Greece?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Greece rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Belgium ranks 202nd and Greece ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.