Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Belgium
Belgium: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.0379 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0379
Change on year
down 19.6%
World rank
209th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.203
in 1950
All-time low
0.0379
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Belgium, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Belgium stood at 0.0379. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Belgium peaked at 0.203 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0379, in 2023.
That places Belgium 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.203 | — |
| 1951 | 0.169 | -16.7% |
| 1952 | 0.133 | -21.3% |
| 1953 | 0.14 | +5.3% |
| 1954 | 0.158 | +12.9% |
| 1955 | 0.143 | -9.5% |
| 1956 | 0.154 | +7.7% |
| 1957 | 0.123 | -20.1% |
| 1958 | 0.189 | +53.7% |
| 1959 | 0.168 | -11.1% |
| 1960 | 0.158 | -6.0% |
| 1961 | 0.155 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.138 | -11.0% |
| 1963 | 0.131 | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.149 | +13.7% |
| 1965 | 0.177 | +18.8% |
| 1966 | 0.155 | -12.4% |
| 1967 | 0.174 | +12.3% |
| 1968 | 0.131 | -24.7% |
| 1969 | 0.114 | -13.0% |
| 1970 | 0.105 | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.152 | +44.8% |
| 1972 | 0.111 | -27.0% |
| 1973 | 0.15 | +35.1% |
| 1974 | 0.098 | -34.7% |
| 1975 | 0.131 | +33.7% |
| 1976 | 0.129 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.116 | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 0.131 | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 0.117 | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.134 | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 0.137 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.111 | -19.0% |
| 1983 | 0.118 | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.122 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.131 | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.128 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.113 | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 0.115 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.123 | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.117 | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.147 | +25.6% |
| 1992 | 0.107 | -27.2% |
| 1993 | 0.138 | +29.0% |
| 1994 | 0.135 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.112 | -17.0% |
| 1996 | 0.103 | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.128 | +24.3% |
| 1998 | 0.123 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.117 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.137 | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.15 | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.103 | -31.3% |
| 2003 | 0.134 | +30.1% |
| 2004 | 0.106 | -20.9% |
| 2005 | 0.094 | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.109 | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 0.08 | -26.6% |
| 2008 | 0.081 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.069 | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.093 | +34.8% |
| 2011 | 0.072 | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 0.084 | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.072 | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.071 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.06 | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.072 | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.062 | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.051 | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 0.039 | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 0.04 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.052 | +30.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0471 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0379 | -19.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0379 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0709, 53% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0379 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0647, 59% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.158 | 0.123 | 0.203 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1482 | 0.114 | 0.177 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.124 | 0.098 | 0.152 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1232 | 0.111 | 0.137 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1227 | 0.103 | 0.147 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1063 | 0.069 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0676 | 0.039 | 0.093 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0443 | 0.0379 | 0.052 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in Belgium?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Belgium was 0.0379 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.203 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0379 in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Belgium ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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