Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Belgium
Belgium: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 17.9 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Belgium stood at 17.9.
That represents a change of down 27.5% on the previous year and up 149.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Belgium peaked at 24.68 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.12, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 99th of 184 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.
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.61 | — |
| 2001 | 7.12 | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 7.59 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 8.13 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 7.57 | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 7.98 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 7.55 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 7.2 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 7.34 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 7.52 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 7.37 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 7.17 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 7.43 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 7.93 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 7.35 | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 7.98 | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 7.41 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 8.32 | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 9.16 | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 8.69 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 24.68 | +184.2% |
| 2021 | 17.9 | -27.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 17.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.66, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 17.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.75, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +184.2% | 8.69 | 24.68 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.56 | 7.12 | 8.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.88 | 7.17 | 9.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.29 | 17.9 | 24.68 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Belgium?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Belgium was 17.9 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 24.68 in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.12 in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Belgium ranks 99th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 149.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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