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
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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.

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Indicator
Annual death rates in different age groups
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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