Causes of mortality in Belgium
Belgium: Causes of mortality was 110,377 Deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Causes of mortality in Belgium, 1960–2023
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.
Causes of mortality in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 113,938 Deaths | — |
| 1961 | 106,985 Deaths | -6.1% |
| 1962 | 112,758 Deaths | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 116,718 Deaths | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 110,100 Deaths | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 115,045 Deaths | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 115,613 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 115,212 Deaths | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 121,744 Deaths | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 120,471 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 118,660 Deaths | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 119,471 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 117,424 Deaths | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 118,254 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 116,159 Deaths | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 119,425 Deaths | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 118,641 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 112,672 Deaths | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 115,388 Deaths | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 112,010 Deaths | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 114,033 Deaths | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 112,974 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 112,428 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 114,876 Deaths | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 111,073 Deaths | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 111,612 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 112,039 Deaths | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 105,426 Deaths | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 104,577 Deaths | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 107,336 Deaths | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 104,130 Deaths | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 104,149 Deaths | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 104,200 Deaths | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 106,824 Deaths | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 103,778 Deaths | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 104,897 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 104,370 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 103,800 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 104,409 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 104,611 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 104,825 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 102,992 Deaths | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 105,288 Deaths | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 106,209 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 101,253 Deaths | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 102,934 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 100,102 Deaths | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 101,384 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 103,759 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 103,816 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 105,152 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 104,292 Deaths | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 109,076 Deaths | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 109,334 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 104,755 Deaths | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 110,541 Deaths | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 108,097 Deaths | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 109,666 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 110,907 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 108,800 Deaths | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 126,896 Deaths | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 112,331 Deaths | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 116,424 Deaths | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 110,377 Deaths | -5.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 110,377 Deaths is below the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 96% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 110,377 Deaths is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 111,294 Deaths, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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
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.