Belgium vs Switzerland: Child mortality by sex
Belgium
0.4097 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.4165 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
172nd
Switzerland rank
169th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.4165 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4097 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.0068 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 172nd and Switzerland ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.27 deaths per 100 live births | 3.64 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1960s | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6312 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1970s | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5389 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.341 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.8986 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7454 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1532 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.5717 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5592 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0125 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.4613 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4635 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0022 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.4175 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4242 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0067 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.4165 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 Switzerland?
- 0.0068 deaths per 100 live births, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Belgium ranks 172nd and Switzerland ranks 169th 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 .