Which has higher number of deaths, Belgium or Malawi?

Belgium, at 113,798 deaths against 113,185 deaths in Malawi as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Belgium and Malawi?

613 deaths, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malawi?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Malawi: Number of deaths

Belgium

113,798 deaths

in 2023

Malawi

113,185 deaths

in 2023

Belgium rank

74th

Malawi rank

76th

Number of deaths over time

Belgium
Malawi

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 113,798 deaths against 113,185 deaths in Malawi, a difference of 613 deaths.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 74th and Malawi ranks 76th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1950s	106,760 deaths	99,952 deaths	6,808 deaths	Belgium
1960s	114,824 deaths	120,335 deaths	5,511 deaths	Malawi
1970s	116,716 deaths	133,504 deaths	16,788 deaths	Malawi
1980s	110,426 deaths	167,137 deaths	56,711 deaths	Malawi
1990s	104,799 deaths	212,552 deaths	107,753 deaths	Malawi
2000s	104,056 deaths	186,750 deaths	82,694 deaths	Malawi
2010s	108,133 deaths	135,010 deaths	26,877 deaths	Malawi
2020s	118,298 deaths	119,720 deaths	1,422 deaths	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Belgium or Malawi?: Belgium, at 113,798 deaths against 113,185 deaths in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Belgium and Malawi?: 613 deaths, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malawi?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Malawi rank globally for number of deaths?: Belgium ranks 74th and Malawi ranks 76th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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