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
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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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Indicator
Crude death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
41 places, 3,818 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the year.