Belgium vs France: Mortality rates at age 65
Belgium
1.29 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
France
1.28 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
192nd
France rank
195th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.28 deaths per 1,000 people in France, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 192nd and France ranks 195th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and France in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0054 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1960s | 3.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2358 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 3 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4212 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 2.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3166 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1265 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1039 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0624 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0088 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 France?
- Belgium, at 1.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.28 deaths per 1,000 people in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Belgium and France?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Belgium ranks 192nd and France ranks 195th 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.