Belgium vs North Korea: Death rate
Belgium
9.71 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
North Korea
9.68 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
53rd
North Korea rank
54th
Death rate over time
- Belgium
- North Korea
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 9.71 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.68 deaths per 1,000 people in North Korea, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
Belgium ranks 53rd and North Korea ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.64 deaths per 1,000 people | North Korea |
| 1960s | 12.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 11.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.81 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 11.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.38 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 10.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 9.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6486 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 9.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8962 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 10.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5965 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Belgium or North Korea?
- Belgium, at 9.71 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.68 deaths per 1,000 people in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Belgium and North Korea?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and North Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and North Korea rank globally for death rate?
- Belgium ranks 53rd and North Korea ranks 54th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.