Belgium vs Malta: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate

Belgium
20.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Malta
20.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Belgium rank
52nd
Malta rank
49th

Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time

  • Belgium
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 20.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.02 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 52nd and Malta ranks 49th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 38.34 deaths per 100,000 people 38.59 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2529 deaths per 100,000 people Malta
1970s 33.62 deaths per 100,000 people 47.8 deaths per 100,000 people 14.18 deaths per 100,000 people Malta
1980s 32.32 deaths per 100,000 people 26.7 deaths per 100,000 people 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
1990s 34.26 deaths per 100,000 people 28.27 deaths per 100,000 people 5.99 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
2000s 30.37 deaths per 100,000 people 20.45 deaths per 100,000 people 9.91 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
2010s 23.52 deaths per 100,000 people 15.68 deaths per 100,000 people 7.84 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
2020s 20.35 deaths per 100,000 people 16.43 deaths per 100,000 people 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chronic respiratory diseases death rate, Belgium or Malta?
Malta, at 20.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.02 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium as of 2022.
What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between Belgium and Malta?
0.71 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malta?
56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Malta rank globally for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
Belgium ranks 52nd and Malta ranks 49th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Chronic respiratory diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,881 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from respiratory diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.