In August of 2023, the excess mortality rate of Belgium stood at -0.6 percent, indicating that 0.6 percent less people died than in the baseline period. This is following a significant peak in April of 2020, following the outbreak of the coronovirus (COVID-19).
Excess mortality in Belgium from January 2020 to August 2023
Characteristic
Excess mortality (differences versus average montly deaths 2016 to 2019)
Aug 23*
-0.6%
Jul 23*
-3.9%
Jun 23*
6.9%
May 23*
0%
Apr 23*
-0.1%
Mar 23*
-2.1%
Feb 23*
-4.7%
Jan 23*
5.6%
Dec 22
19.4%
Nov 22
1.8%
Oct 22
10.2%
Sep 22
6.3%
Aug 22
10.3%
Jul 22
5.3%
Jun 22
6.8%
May 22
4.2%
Apr 22
16.3%
Mar 22
0.4%
Feb 22
-0.1%
Jan 22
-0.8%
Dec 21
13.1%
Nov 21
16.7%
Oct 21
11.2%
Sep 21
3%
Aug 21
-0.8%
Jul 21
-1.8%
Jun 21
0.9%
May 21
4.9%
Apr 21
6.6%
Mar 21
-10.5%
Feb 21
-9.2%
Jan 21
1.5%
Dec 20
18.9%
Nov 20
58.8%
Oct 20
22.5%
Sep 20
1.7%
Aug 20
17.8%
Jul 20
-7.1%
Jun 20
-1.1%
May 20
8.1%
Apr 20
73.1%
Mar 20
11.8%
Feb 20
-4.9%
Jan 20
-4.1%
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Eurostat. (October 17, 2023). Excess mortality in Belgium from January 2020 to August 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361564/belgium-excess-mortality/
Eurostat. "Excess mortality in Belgium from January 2020 to August 2023." Chart. October 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361564/belgium-excess-mortality/
Eurostat. (2023). Excess mortality in Belgium from January 2020 to August 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361564/belgium-excess-mortality/
Eurostat. "Excess Mortality in Belgium from January 2020 to August 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361564/belgium-excess-mortality/
Eurostat, Excess mortality in Belgium from January 2020 to August 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361564/belgium-excess-mortality/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Excess mortality in Belgium from January 2020 to August 2023 [Graph], Eurostat, October 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361564/belgium-excess-mortality/
