Which has higher number of deaths, Belgium or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 118,896 deaths against 113,798 deaths in Belgium as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Belgium and Syrian Arab Republic?

5,098 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Syrian Arab Republic?

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 Syrian Arab Republic: Number of deaths

Belgium

113,798 deaths

in 2023

Syrian Arab Republic

118,896 deaths

in 2023

Belgium rank

74th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

72nd

Number of deaths over time

Belgium
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 118,896 deaths against 113,798 deaths in Belgium, a difference of 5,098 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 74th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 72nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1950s	106,760 deaths	87,742 deaths	19,018 deaths	Belgium
1960s	114,824 deaths	72,286 deaths	42,537 deaths	Belgium
1970s	116,716 deaths	62,680 deaths	54,035 deaths	Belgium
1980s	110,426 deaths	62,877 deaths	47,549 deaths	Belgium
1990s	104,799 deaths	65,885 deaths	38,914 deaths	Belgium
2000s	104,056 deaths	75,497 deaths	28,559 deaths	Belgium
2010s	108,133 deaths	132,769 deaths	24,636 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	118,298 deaths	109,982 deaths	8,315 deaths	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Belgium or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 118,896 deaths against 113,798 deaths in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Belgium and Syrian Arab Republic?: 5,098 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Syrian Arab Republic?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for number of deaths?: Belgium ranks 74th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 72nd 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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