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
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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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Indicator
Mortality rates at age 65
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.