Belgium vs Singapore: Mortality rates at age 65
Belgium
1.29 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Singapore
1.3 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
192nd
Singapore rank
190th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Belgium
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 1.3 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.29 deaths per 1,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Belgium ranks 192nd and Singapore ranks 190th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1960s | 3.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1970s | 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.585 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1980s | 2.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4458 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1990s | 2.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4005 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0764 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.267 deaths per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0717 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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 1.3 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.29 deaths per 1,000 people in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Belgium and Singapore?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Singapore rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Belgium ranks 192nd and Singapore ranks 190th 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.