Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, publishes an overview of the provisional mortality figures for each year, for all causes of death. The publication contains provisional mortality figures for all Belgian municipalities, and an analysis of the mortality by age category, gender and by month. 

General mortality statistics are compiled on the basis of data from the National Register of Natural Persons (RNPP). They make it possible to consolidate the statistics on causes of death, the source of which is the civil status forms. This statistic breaks down the deaths of people residing in Belgium according to sex, municipality of residence (district, province and region), month of death, civil status and nationality (Belgian or foreign). They also make it possible to calculate the gross mortality rate, i.e. the ratio between the number of deaths during the year and the population in the middle of that year.