Liver cancer death rate in Belgium
Belgium: Liver cancer death rate was 3.81 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Liver cancer death rate in Belgium, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, liver cancer death rate in Belgium stood at 3.81.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liver cancer death rate in Belgium peaked at 4.2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.45, in 1987.
Belgium ranks 67th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Liver cancer death rate in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.74 | — |
| 1980 | 3.31 | +90.2% |
| 1981 | 2.9 | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 2.69 | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 2.97 | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 1.58 | -46.7% |
| 1985 | 1.57 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.69 | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 1.45 | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 1.46 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.78 | +22.0% |
| 1990 | 1.98 | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 1.85 | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 1.9 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 2.04 | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 2.01 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.27 | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 2.48 | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 3.39 | +36.7% |
| 1999 | 3.31 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 3.47 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 3.27 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 3.33 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.35 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.42 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.48 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.42 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.48 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.72 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 3.64 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 3.83 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 3.96 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.89 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.99 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.86 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 4.08 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 3.78 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 3.93 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 3.88 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.03 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 3.86 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 4.2 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 3.81 | -9.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 3.81 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.22, 90% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 3.81 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.27, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liver cancer death rate in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +90.2% | 1.74 | 3.31 |
| 1984 | -46.7% | 2.97 | 1.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.14 | 1.45 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.36 | 1.85 | 3.39 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.46 | 3.27 | 3.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.92 | 3.78 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 | 3.81 | 4.2 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is liver cancer death rate in Belgium?
- Liver cancer death rate in Belgium was 3.81 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liver cancer death rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest liver cancer death rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 in 1987.
- How does Belgium rank for liver cancer death rate?
- Belgium ranks 67th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is liver cancer death rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Liver cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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