Belgium: Death rate

Belgium: Death rate, per 1000 people, 1960 - 2019:

For that indicator, we provide data for Belgium from 1960 to 2019. The average value for Belgium during that period was 10.87 deaths per 1000 people with a minimum of 9.3 deaths per 1000 people in 2014 and a maximum of 12.7 deaths per 1000 people in 1968. The latest value from 2019 is 9.5 deaths per 1000 people. For comparison, the world average in 2019 based on 193 countries is 7.60 deaths per 1000 people. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.