Belgium vs United States of America: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Belgium
9.45 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States of America
9.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Belgium rank
71st
United States of America rank
68th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Belgium
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 9.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.45 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 71st and United States of America ranks 68th of 109 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 392.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 259.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 132.9 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 154.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 227.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 72.86 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1970s | 52.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 102.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 49.82 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1980s | 11.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.26 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1990s | 6.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.39 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2000s | 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.94 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 7.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Belgium or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 9.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.45 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Belgium and United States of America?
- 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States of America?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and United States of America rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Belgium ranks 71st and United States of America ranks 68th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infections death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.