Belgium vs Finland: Mortality rates at age 65
Belgium
1.29 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Finland
1.29 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
192nd
Finland rank
193rd
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.29 deaths per 1,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.
Belgium ranks 192nd and Finland ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9009 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1960s | 3.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5739 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1970s | 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4035 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 2.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3781 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 2.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2171 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1108 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0455 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0525 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Belgium or Finland?
- Belgium, at 1.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.29 deaths per 1,000 people in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Belgium and Finland?
- 0 deaths per 1,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Belgium ranks 192nd and Finland ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 65. 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 interval.