Cancer death rate by age group in Belgium
Belgium: Cancer death rate by age group was 2.58 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
2.58
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
43rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
13.2
in 1974
All-time low
0
in 2003
Years of data
69
1954–2022
Cancer death rate by age group in Belgium, 1954–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, cancer death rate by age group in Belgium stood at 2.58.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate by age group in Belgium peaked at 13.2 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2003.
Belgium ranks 43rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cancer death rate by age group in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 11.89 | — |
| 1955 | 7.59 | -36.2% |
| 1956 | 13 | +71.3% |
| 1957 | 8.09 | -37.7% |
| 1958 | 7.27 | -10.2% |
| 1959 | 10.34 | +42.2% |
| 1960 | 5.8 | -43.9% |
| 1961 | 9.75 | +68.3% |
| 1962 | 9.75 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 9.06 | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 7.61 | -16.0% |
| 1965 | 5.12 | -32.7% |
| 1966 | 6.61 | +29.1% |
| 1967 | 7.51 | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 10.55 | +40.5% |
| 1969 | 7.15 | -32.2% |
| 1970 | 7.18 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 6.48 | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 8.81 | +36.0% |
| 1973 | 8.38 | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 13.2 | +57.5% |
| 1975 | 5.83 | -55.8% |
| 1976 | 11.77 | +101.9% |
| 1977 | 7.52 | -36.1% |
| 1978 | 10 | +33.0% |
| 1979 | 4.13 | -58.7% |
| 1980 | 6.57 | +58.9% |
| 1981 | 1.63 | -75.1% |
| 1982 | 3.3 | +102.1% |
| 1983 | 1.67 | -49.4% |
| 1984 | 4.17 | +149.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8795 | -78.9% |
| 1986 | 4.32 | +390.9% |
| 1987 | 4.31 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 5.11 | +18.6% |
| 1989 | 1.67 | -67.3% |
| 1990 | 2.45 | +46.8% |
| 1991 | 2.41 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.4 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.64 | -31.8% |
| 1994 | 6.8 | +315.3% |
| 1995 | 5.22 | -23.2% |
| 1996 | 1.74 | -66.7% |
| 1997 | 3.46 | +99.1% |
| 1998 | 3.49 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8823 | -74.7% |
| 2000 | 0.879 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.63 | +199.6% |
| 2002 | 3.56 | +35.3% |
| 2003 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 3.51 | — |
| 2005 | 0.8538 | -75.6% |
| 2006 | 1.67 | +95.1% |
| 2007 | 1.65 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.04 | +145.0% |
| 2009 | 1.58 | -60.9% |
| 2010 | 1.58 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.3 | +46.1% |
| 2012 | 3.88 | +68.3% |
| 2013 | 2.38 | -38.7% |
| 2014 | 2.39 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8127 | -66.0% |
| 2016 | 1.63 | +100.5% |
| 2017 | 2.49 | +52.6% |
| 2018 | 3.36 | +35.3% |
| 2019 | 3.39 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.73 | -49.1% |
| 2021 | 1.72 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.58 | +50.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 2.58 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.28, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 2.58 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.15, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rate by age group in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +390.9% | 0.8795 | 4.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.69 | 7.27 | 13 | 6 |
| 1960s | 7.89 | 5.12 | 10.55 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.33 | 4.13 | 13.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.36 | 0.8795 | 6.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.05 | 0.8823 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 | 0 | 4.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 | 0.8127 | 3.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 | 1.72 | 2.58 | 3 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate by age group in Belgium?
- Cancer death rate by age group in Belgium was 2.58 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2 in 1974.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for cancer death rate by age group?
- Belgium ranks 43rd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate by age group rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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