Premature NCD mortality in Belgium

In Belgium, a 30-year-old had a 8.7% chance of dying before 70 from one of the main noncommunicable diseases in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Belgium, 2023 8.7% % probability
Change from 2022 −1.0percentage points 2022: 9.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 10.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2023 171st of 185 See the full ranking

Premature NCD mortality in Belgium over time

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% probability. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 from the main noncommunicable diseases (% probability), 2000 to 2023
Period Belgium
2023 8.7%
2022 9.7%
2021 9.5%
2020 9.5%
2019 10.0%
2018 10.4%
2017 10.6%
2016 11.1%
2015 11.5%
2014 11.5%
2013 11.9%
2012 12.2%
2011 12.6%
2010 13.0%
2009 12.9%
2008 13.2%
2007 13.2%
2006 13.2%
2005 13.6%
2004 13.7%
2003 14.3%
2002 14.9%
2001 14.9%
2000 15.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 9.7% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 11.9%, the figure has changed by −3.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Belgium has the 171st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
NCDMORT3070 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim2=AGEGROUP_YEARS30-69
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Belgium
Provider update
15 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory