Belgium vs New Caledonia: Mortality rates at age 65
Belgium
1.29 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Caledonia
1.28 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
192nd
New Caledonia rank
194th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Belgium
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.28 deaths per 1,000 people in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Belgium ranks 192nd and New Caledonia ranks 194th of 236 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.53 deaths per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 3.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.59 deaths per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 2.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 2.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7301 deaths per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 1.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3664 deaths per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 1.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1899 deaths per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 1.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1502 deaths per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Belgium or New Caledonia?
- Belgium, at 1.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.28 deaths per 1,000 people in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Belgium and New Caledonia?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Caledonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and New Caledonia rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Belgium ranks 192nd and New Caledonia ranks 194th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.