Deaths from cancer who in Belgium

Belgium: Deaths from cancer who was 27,126 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
27,126
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
49th
of 192 countries
All-time high
29,456
in 2011
All-time low
26,676
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from cancer who in Belgium, 2000–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201020212000: 27.3k2001: 27.4k2002: 27.5k2003: 27.1k2004: 26.7k2005: 27.3k2006: 27.5k2007: 27.4k2008: 28.2k2009: 28.0k2010: 29.4k2011: 29.5k2012: 29.1k2013: 29.1k2014: 28.8k2015: 29.1k2016: 29.2k2017: 28.7k2018: 28.9k2019: 29.0k2020: 27.7k2021: 27.1k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths from cancer who in Belgium stood at 27,126.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from cancer who in Belgium peaked at 29,456 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26,676, in 2004.

Belgium ranks 49th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Deaths from cancer who in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from cancer who in Belgium, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 27,290
2001 27,411 +0.4%
2002 27,499 +0.3%
2003 27,125 -1.4%
2004 26,676 -1.7%
2005 27,337 +2.5%
2006 27,539 +0.7%
2007 27,387 -0.6%
2008 28,161 +2.8%
2009 28,033 -0.5%
2010 29,375 +4.8%
2011 29,456 +0.3%
2012 29,079 -1.3%
2013 29,094 +0.1%
2014 28,848 -0.8%
2015 29,111 +0.9%
2016 29,179 +0.2%
2017 28,718 -1.6%
2018 28,871 +0.5%
2019 29,016 +0.5%
2020 27,742 -4.4%
2021 27,126 -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27,446 26,676 28,161 10
2010s 29,075 28,718 29,456 10
2020s 27,434 27,126 27,742 2

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 46 Portugal 29,343 compare
  2. 47 Kenya 28,924 compare
  3. 48 Czechia 27,638 compare
  4. 50 Cuba 27,113 compare
  5. 51 Sweden 23,095 compare
  6. 52 Belarus 22,987 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from cancer who in Belgium?
Deaths from cancer who in Belgium was 27,126 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from cancer who recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 29,456 in 2011.
What is the lowest deaths from cancer who recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 26,676 in 2004.
How does Belgium rank for deaths from cancer who?
Belgium ranks 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from cancer who rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from cancer who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from cancer who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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