Causes of mortality in Belgium

Belgium: Causes of mortality was 110,377 Deaths in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
110,377 Deaths
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
23rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
126,896 Deaths
in 2020
All-time low
100,102 Deaths
in 2006
Years of data
64
1960–2023

Causes of mortality in Belgium, 1960–2023

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.

Analysis

In 2023, causes of mortality in Belgium stood at 110,377 Deaths.

The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Belgium peaked at 126,896 Deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 100,102 Deaths, in 2006.

That places Belgium 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 114,858 Deaths 106,985 Deaths 121,744 Deaths 10
1970s 116,810 Deaths 112,010 Deaths 119,471 Deaths 10
1980s 110,637 Deaths 104,577 Deaths 114,876 Deaths 10
1990s 104,517 Deaths 103,778 Deaths 106,824 Deaths 10
2000s 103,256 Deaths 100,102 Deaths 106,209 Deaths 10
2010s 108,062 Deaths 104,292 Deaths 110,907 Deaths 10
2020s 116,507 Deaths 110,377 Deaths 126,896 Deaths 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 20 Chile 122,010 Deaths compare
  2. 21 Portugal 118,570 Deaths compare
  3. 22 Czechia 112,211 Deaths compare
  4. 24 Bulgaria 101,006 Deaths compare
  5. 25 Sweden 91,364 Deaths compare
  6. 26 Austria 88,486 Deaths compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is causes of mortality in Belgium?
Causes of mortality in Belgium was 110,377 Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 126,896 Deaths in 2020.
What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 100,102 Deaths in 2006.
How does Belgium rank for causes of mortality?
Belgium ranks 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.