Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in Belgium
Belgium: Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender was 11.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 11.0% for expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in Belgium peaked at 20.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2021.
Belgium ranks 174th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in Belgium?
- Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in Belgium was 11.0% in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender?
- Belgium ranks 174th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.