Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Belgium

Belgium: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 11.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
11.0%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
174th
of 185 countries
All-time high
20.3%
in 2000
All-time low
11.0%
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Belgium, 2000–2021

051015202000201020212000: 20.3 %2001: 19.8 %2002: 19.6 %2003: 18.8 %2004: 17.7 %2005: 17.7 %2006: 17.2 %2007: 16.7 %2008: 16.9 %2009: 16.2 %2010: 16.2 %2011: 15.8 %2012: 15.3 %2013: 14.8 %2014: 14.3 %2015: 14.2 %2016: 13.8 %2017: 13.1 %2018: 12.5 %2019: 12 %2020: 11.2 %2021: 11 %

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Belgium stood at 11.0%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Belgium peaked at 20.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2021.

That places Belgium 174th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Belgium, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 20.3%
2001 19.8% -2.5%
2002 19.6% -1.0%
2003 18.8% -4.1%
2004 17.7% -5.9%
2005 17.7% +0.0%
2006 17.2% -2.8%
2007 16.7% -2.9%
2008 16.9% +1.2%
2009 16.2% -4.1%
2010 16.2% +0.0%
2011 15.8% -2.5%
2012 15.3% -3.2%
2013 14.8% -3.3%
2014 14.3% -3.4%
2015 14.2% -0.7%
2016 13.8% -2.8%
2017 13.1% -5.1%
2018 12.5% -4.6%
2019 12.0% -4.0%
2020 11.2% -6.7%
2021 11.0% -1.8%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 11.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.1%, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 11.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.4%, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.1% 16.2% 20.3% 10
2010s 14.2% 12.0% 16.2% 10
2020s 11.1% 11.0% 11.2% 2

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 173 Cyprus 11.1% compare
  2. 174 Netherlands 11.0% compare
  3. 176 Japan 10.6% compare
  4. 176 Maldives 10.6% compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Belgium?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Belgium was 11.0% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2021.
How does Belgium rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
Belgium ranks 174th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
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Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).