What is killing people in Belgium?
Step into two centuries of Belgian history through the most universal human experience: mortality.
This atlas compiles an unprecedented collection of data spanning from 1820 to 2025, revealing how and why people died, and how these patterns varied across regions, social groups, and eras.
Explore maps, charts, and articles about how causes of death and mortality inequalities changed over time
Dive into Belgium's mortality history
Explore articles about the historical and spatial evolution of diverse causes of death in Belgian history. When and where did diseases and causes of death kill the most people, who did they kill, and why?
Suicide
Flu
Heart Disease
Cancer
Discover the darkest pages in Belgian history
Several major epidemics have hit Belgium over the past 200 years. Discover which were the deadliest.
The Ineqkill Digital Atlas of Health Inequalities in Belgium provides detailed information about mortality and diseases in Belgium from 1820 to 2025.
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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1050 Brussels, Belgium
e-mail: sylvie.gadeyne@vub.be
