What is the difference in respiratory infection death rate between Belgium and Türkiye?

0.73 deaths per 100,000 people, with Türkiye ahead.

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

13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infection death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Türkiye: Respiratory infection death rate

Belgium

40.67 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Türkiye

41.4 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Belgium rank

32nd

Türkiye rank

31st

Respiratory infection death rate over time

Belgium
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 41.4 deaths per 100,000 people against 40.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 32nd and Türkiye ranks 31st of 109 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.18 deaths per 100,000 people	5.97 deaths per 100,000 people	9.21 deaths per 100,000 people	Belgium
2010s	14 deaths per 100,000 people	15.72 deaths per 100,000 people	1.72 deaths per 100,000 people	Türkiye
2020s	56.95 deaths per 100,000 people	91.15 deaths per 100,000 people	34.2 deaths per 100,000 people	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respiratory infection death rate, Belgium or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 41.4 deaths per 100,000 people against 40.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in respiratory infection death rate between Belgium and Türkiye?: 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Türkiye?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Türkiye rank globally for respiratory infection death rate?: Belgium ranks 32nd and Türkiye ranks 31st of 109 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infection death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Respiratory infection death rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 4,746 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from respiratory infections in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.