Belgium vs Netherlands: Annual death rates at different ages
Belgium
3.34 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Netherlands
3.4 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
202nd
Netherlands rank
201st
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.4 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 202nd and Netherlands ranks 201st of 236 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 deaths per 1,000 people | 242.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 70.95 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 172.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 245.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 72.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 161.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 253.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 91.99 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 183.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 224.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.11 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 187.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 194.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 169.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 156.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.16 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1910s | 154.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 121.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1920s | 111.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 70.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.61 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1930s | 91.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1940s | 83.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1950s | 42.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.78 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 25.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.78 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 16.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.29 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 10.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.3 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 6.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8505 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 4.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4568 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0864 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2929 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.4 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, 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 at different ages?
- Belgium ranks 202nd and Netherlands ranks 201st 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.