Belgium vs Slovakia: Crude death rate
Belgium
9.45 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Slovakia
9.71 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2019
Belgium rank
24th
Slovakia rank
21st
Crude death rate over time
- Belgium
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 9.71 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.45 deaths per 1,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.26 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 24th and Slovakia ranks 21st of 41 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Slovakia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.51 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 11.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 11.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.72 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 11.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 10.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4946 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 9.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1675 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 9.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0907 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crude death rate, Belgium or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 9.71 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.45 deaths per 1,000 people in Belgium as of 2019.
- What is the difference in crude death rate between Belgium and Slovakia?
- 0.26 deaths per 1,000 people, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Slovakia?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Belgium and Slovakia rank globally for crude death rate?
- Belgium ranks 24th and Slovakia ranks 21st of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Crude death rate. 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 year.