Australia vs Belgium: Child mortality around the world
Australia
0.3811
in 2023
Belgium
0.3879
in 2023
Australia rank
200th
Belgium rank
197th
Child mortality around the world over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.3879 against 0.3811 in Australia, a difference of 0.0068.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Australia ranks 200th and Belgium ranks 197th of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.84 | 4.66 | 1.82 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.28 | 2.89 | 0.6067 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.77 | 1.94 | 0.1669 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.14 | 1.21 | 0.0648 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.7542 | 0.7953 | 0.041 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.5672 | 0.5085 | 0.0588 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4052 | 0.4192 | 0.014 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.3943 | 0.3881 | 0.0061 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality around the world, Australia or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 0.3879 against 0.3811 in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality around the world between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.0068, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for child mortality around the world?
- Australia ranks 200th and Belgium ranks 197th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality around the world. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.