Belgium vs Ireland: Child mortality by sex
Belgium
0.4097 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.4149 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
172nd
Ireland rank
170th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.4149 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4097 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.0052 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 172nd and Ireland ranks 170th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.27 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2932 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1960s | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0065 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0014 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1251 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.8986 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8513 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0473 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.5717 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6046 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0329 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.4613 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4033 deaths per 100 live births | 0.058 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.4175 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births | 0.022 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Belgium or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.4149 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4097 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.0052 deaths per 100 live births, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Belgium ranks 172nd and Ireland ranks 170th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by 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.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .