Belgium vs Netherlands: Annual death rates in different age groups
Belgium
3.34
in 2023
Netherlands
3.4
in 2023
Belgium rank
195th
Netherlands rank
194th
Annual death rates in different age groups over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.4 against 3.34 in Belgium, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 195th and Netherlands ranks 194th of 229 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 10 and Netherlands in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 172.02 | 242.97 | 70.95 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 172.64 | 245.18 | 72.54 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 161.78 | 253.77 | 91.99 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 183.43 | 224.54 | 41.11 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 187.27 | 194.54 | 7.28 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 169.97 | 156.81 | 13.16 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 154.82 | 121.74 | 33.08 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 111.87 | 70.26 | 41.61 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 91.96 | 43.36 | 48.6 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 83.22 | 43.34 | 39.89 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 42.22 | 21.44 | 20.78 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 25.67 | 14.9 | 10.78 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 16.67 | 10.38 | 6.29 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 10.24 | 7.95 | 2.3 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 6.71 | 5.86 | 0.8505 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 4.1 | 4.55 | 0.4568 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.49 | 3.58 | 0.0864 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 3.24 | 3.53 | 0.2929 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in different age groups, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.4 against 3.34 in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in different age groups between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.06, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for annual death rates in different age groups?
- Belgium ranks 195th and Netherlands ranks 194th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in different age groups. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.