Belgium - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 7.51
2010 7.29
2015 7.90
2019 7.90

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 6.50
2010 6.22
2015 6.20
2019 6.12

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 86.00
2010 86.49
2015 85.90
2019 85.98

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Belgium was 8.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 10.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 8.20 in 2019.

Definition: 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).

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

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Year Value
2000 10.70
2001 10.50
2002 10.60
2003 10.30
2004 9.70
2005 9.90
2006 9.70
2007 9.60
2008 9.60
2009 9.60
2010 9.70
2011 9.50
2012 9.10
2013 9.10
2014 8.70
2015 8.80
2016 8.40
2017 8.50
2018 8.30
2019 8.20

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Belgium was 13.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 20.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 13.00 in 2019.

Definition: 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).

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

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Year Value
2000 20.30
2001 19.80
2002 19.60
2003 18.80
2004 17.70
2005 17.70
2006 17.30
2007 16.70
2008 17.00
2009 16.20
2010 16.30
2011 15.80
2012 15.30
2013 14.80
2014 14.30
2015 14.20
2016 13.80
2017 13.60
2018 13.30
2019 13.00

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Belgium was 10.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 15.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 10.60 in 2019.

Definition: 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).

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

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Year Value
2000 15.40
2001 15.10
2002 15.00
2003 14.50
2004 13.70
2005 13.70
2006 13.40
2007 13.10
2008 13.20
2009 12.80
2010 12.90
2011 12.60
2012 12.20
2013 11.90
2014 11.50
2015 11.50
2016 11.10
2017 11.00
2018 10.80
2019 10.60

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

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

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Year Value
2016 12.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

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

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Year Value
2016 21.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

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

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Year Value
2016 15.70

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Belgium was 0.400 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.600 in 2010 and a minimum value of 0.300 in 2016.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

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

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Year Value
2000 0.500
2001 0.600
2002 0.500
2003 0.400
2004 0.600
2005 0.500
2006 0.400
2007 0.400
2008 0.500
2009 0.400
2010 0.600
2011 0.500
2012 0.400
2013 0.400
2014 0.400
2015 0.400
2016 0.300
2017 0.400
2018 0.400
2019 0.400

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Belgium was 0.300 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.600 in 2004 and a minimum value of 0.300 in 2003.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

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

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Year Value
2000 0.400
2001 0.500
2002 0.500
2003 0.300
2004 0.600
2005 0.400
2006 0.300
2007 0.400
2008 0.300
2009 0.400
2010 0.500
2011 0.300
2012 0.300
2013 0.300
2014 0.300
2015 0.400
2016 0.300
2017 0.300
2018 0.300
2019 0.300

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Belgium was 0.400 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.700 in 2001 and a minimum value of 0.400 in 2007.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

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

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Year Value
2000 0.600
2001 0.700
2002 0.600
2003 0.600
2004 0.600
2005 0.500
2006 0.500
2007 0.400
2008 0.600
2009 0.400
2010 0.600
2011 0.600
2012 0.500
2013 0.400
2014 0.400
2015 0.500
2016 0.400
2017 0.400
2018 0.400
2019 0.400

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Belgium was 11.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 11.00 in 2007.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

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

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Year Value
2000 12.90
2001 12.10
2002 12.00
2003 11.60
2004 11.20
2005 11.40
2006 11.80
2007 11.00
2008 11.40
2009 11.80
2010 12.20
2011 12.80
2012 11.80
2013 11.90
2014 12.10
2015 11.70
2016 11.70
2017 11.90
2018 11.90
2019 11.80

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Belgium was 24.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32.90 in 2001 and a minimum value of 24.90 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

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

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Year Value
2000 31.50
2001 32.90
2002 30.20
2003 31.80
2004 29.60
2005 30.30
2006 29.00
2007 26.70
2008 29.50
2009 29.70
2010 29.10
2011 29.70
2012 30.20
2013 27.40
2014 27.00
2015 25.80
2016 27.10
2017 26.10
2018 25.60
2019 24.90

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Belgium was 18.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.30 in 2001 and a minimum value of 18.30 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

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

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Year Value
2000 22.00
2001 22.30
2002 20.90
2003 21.50
2004 20.20
2005 20.70
2006 20.20
2007 18.70
2008 20.30
2009 20.60
2010 20.50
2011 21.10
2012 20.80
2013 19.50
2014 19.40
2015 18.60
2016 19.30
2017 18.90
2018 18.70
2019 18.30

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Belgium was 5.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 5.40 in 2018.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 16.70
2001 15.80
2002 13.90
2003 12.00
2004 11.40
2005 10.90
2006 10.50
2007 10.80
2008 9.40
2009 9.40
2010 8.10
2011 8.20
2012 7.20
2013 7.00
2014 6.70
2015 6.70
2016 5.80
2017 5.50
2018 5.40
2019 5.80

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

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

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Year Value
2016 0.300

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors