Official Belgian data, explained
Deaths by cause by region in Belgium (2023)
This page maps Deaths by cause for one nationally comparable 2023 slice. Every figure below uses the same disclosed definition, unit, geography and source.
Health
What this indicator measures
Deaths by cause
Indicator dossier
Data passport
- Selected reference period
- 2023
- Geography
- regions
- Boundary set
- Statistical sectors 2023
- Measure
- Deaths by cause
- Unit
- deaths
- Comparable areas
- 3
- Coverage
- 100%
Latest published slice
How to read the pattern
- Median
- 38,002deaths
- Unweighted area mean
- 37,085deaths
- Minimum
- 8,583deaths
- Maximum
- 64,670deaths
Across the valid national comparison set, the median is 38,002 deaths. Values extend from 8,583 to 64,670 deaths. This describes geographic variation; it is not a score of local quality.
Geography
Map of Belgium
- 64,670circle area
- 38,002circle area
- 23,293circle area
Areas
Value distribution
| Value | Areas |
|---|---|
| 8,583–36,627 | 1 |
| 36,627–64,670 | 2 |
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regions
Highest and lowest values
From 3 comparable areas, the table shows a concise descriptive high-and-low sample. Equal values do not imply equal local circumstances.
| Highest | 1 | Vlaams Gewest | 02000 | 64,670 deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest | 2 | Région wallonne | 03000 | 38,002 deaths |
| Highest | 3 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale | 04000 | 8,583 deaths |
Method and limitations
Method and limitations
No missing value is imputed. Where colour classes are used, their breaks and colours come from the catalogue; source-declared suppression remains missing.
The area mean gives every published geographic area equal weight. It is not weighted by population, exposure or area size.
Cause categories are the publisher's mutually exclusive annual presentation groups. COVID-19 and residual U-code categories are not merged because their published meanings vary by year.
Final cause-of-death statistics by month of death.
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