Death rate from falls in Belgium
Belgium: Death rate from falls was 14.88 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from falls in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from falls in Belgium is 14.88 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in Belgium peaked at 16.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.22 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
Belgium ranks 18th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 15 Poland 15.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 16 France 15.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Australia 14.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Slovakia 14.82 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Palau 14.31 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Georgia 14.28 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 67,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 70,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 67,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 68,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 65,945 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from falls in Belgium?
- Death rate from falls in Belgium was 14.88 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from falls recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 16.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for death rate from falls?
- Belgium ranks 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes, per 100,000 people.