Australia vs Belgium: Child mortality by sex
Australia
0.3899
in 2024
Belgium
0.4097
in 2024
Australia rank
175th
Belgium rank
172nd
Child mortality by sex over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.4097 against 0.3899 in Australia, a difference of 0.0198.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Australia ranks 175th and Belgium ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Belgium in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.15 | 5.27 | 2.12 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.55 | 3.23 | 0.6816 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.99 | 2.18 | 0.1868 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.27 | 1.38 | 0.1014 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.825 | 0.8986 | 0.0736 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.627 | 0.5717 | 0.0553 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.444 | 0.4613 | 0.0173 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.4003 | 0.4175 | 0.0172 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Australia or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 0.4097 against 0.3899 in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.0198, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Australia ranks 175th and Belgium ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.