{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-crude-death-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-crude-death-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-crude-death-rate/","title":"Belgium Crude Death Rate (2025)","description":"Belgium's Crude Death Rate: 9.5 deaths per 1,000 population in 2025, unchanged YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_GIND), 2005–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Belgium","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Belgium","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"deaths per 1,000 population","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Belgium Crude Death Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_GIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2025)","value":"9.5","unit":"deaths per 1,000 population","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"deaths per 1,000 population"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Crude Death Rate"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":9.9},{"period":"2006","value":9.6},{"period":"2007","value":9.5},{"period":"2008","value":9.8},{"period":"2009","value":9.6},{"period":"2010","value":9.7},{"period":"2011","value":9.4},{"period":"2012","value":9.8},{"period":"2013","value":9.8},{"period":"2014","value":9.3},{"period":"2015","value":9.8},{"period":"2016","value":9.5},{"period":"2017","value":9.6},{"period":"2018","value":9.7},{"period":"2019","value":9.5},{"period":"2020","value":11},{"period":"2021","value":9.7},{"period":"2022","value":10},{"period":"2023","value":9.4},{"period":"2024","value":9.5},{"period":"2025","value":9.5}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"deaths per 1,000 population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"9.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"9.5","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"9.4","yoyChange":"-6.0%"},{"year":"2022","value":"10.0","yoyChange":"+3.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"9.7","yoyChange":"-11.8%"},{"year":"2020","value":"11.0","yoyChange":"+15.8%"},{"year":"2019","value":"9.5","yoyChange":"-2.1%"},{"year":"2018","value":"9.7","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2017","value":"9.6","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2016","value":"9.5","yoyChange":"-3.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"9.8","yoyChange":"+5.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"9.3","yoyChange":"-5.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"9.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"9.8","yoyChange":"+4.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"9.4","yoyChange":"-3.1%"},{"year":"2010","value":"9.7","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"9.6","yoyChange":"-2.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"9.8","yoyChange":"+3.2%"},{"year":"2007","value":"9.5","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2006","value":"9.6","yoyChange":"-3.0%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 population) in Belgium from 2005 to present. Highlight the COVID-19 excess mortality spike. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 11 deaths per 1,000 population in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 9.3 in 2014. The latest reading of 9.5 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}