Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Belgium
Belgium: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 98.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
98.73 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
48th
of 111 countries
All-time high
182.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1978
All-time low
98.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
68
1954–2021
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Belgium, 1954–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Belgium is 98.73 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 68 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Belgium peaked at 182.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 1978 and was at its lowest, 98.73 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Belgium 48th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 68 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Belgium, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 155.69 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1955 | 157.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 157.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 158.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 160.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 161.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 167.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1961 | 165.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 170.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 172.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 167.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 170.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 170.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 171.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 173.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 171.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 171.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 174.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 173.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 173.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 172.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 174.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 172.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 173.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 182.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 177.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 178.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 180.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 177.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 177.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 176.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 174.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 172.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 169.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 171.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 169 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 164.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 164.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 164.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 164.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 162.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 163.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 157.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 158.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 153.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 147.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 143.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 142.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 140.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 135.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 132.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 133.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 129.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 130.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 130.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 127.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 126.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 124.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 121.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 119.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 116.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 114.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 112.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 108.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 103.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 103.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 100.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 98.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 158.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 155.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 161.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 1960s | 170.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 165.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 173.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 174.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 171.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 182.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 174.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 169 deaths per 100,000 people | 180.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 160.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 147.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 164.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 134.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 127.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 143.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 103.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 126.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 98.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 100.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 100.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 46 Argentina 99.49 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 47 Venezuela 99.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 49 Armenia 98.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 50 Chile 98.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 51 Canada 98.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 59 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0354 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0221 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 202 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Belgium?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Belgium was 98.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 182.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 1978.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Belgium ranks 48th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.