Belgium vs Spain: Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized
Belgium
76.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Spain
74.23 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
98th
Spain rank
101st
Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 76.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 74.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain, a difference of 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 98th and Spain ranks 101st of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 353.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 323.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 389.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 319.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 70.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 338.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 322.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.49 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 271.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 250.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.96 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 193.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 184.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 147.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 126.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 98.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 88.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.49 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 76.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 78.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized, Belgium or Spain?
- Belgium, at 76.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 74.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain as of 2021.
- What is the difference in cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized between Belgium and Spain?
- 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Belgium ranks 98th and Spain ranks 101st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.