Belgium vs Germany: Child mortality
Belgium
0.3721 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany
0.3711 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
175th
Germany rank
176th
Child mortality over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.001 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Germany ahead.
Belgium ranks 175th and Germany ranks 176th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Germany in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 32.21 deaths per 100 live births | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1810s | 32.12 deaths per 100 live births | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1820s | 31.9 deaths per 100 live births | 34.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1830s | 30.32 deaths per 100 live births | 44.47 deaths per 100 live births | 14.15 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1840s | 28.11 deaths per 100 live births | 48.41 deaths per 100 live births | 20.3 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1850s | 27.37 deaths per 100 live births | 47.36 deaths per 100 live births | 19.99 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1860s | 27.56 deaths per 100 live births | 48.02 deaths per 100 live births | 20.46 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1870s | 26.55 deaths per 100 live births | 43.41 deaths per 100 live births | 16.86 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1880s | 24.62 deaths per 100 live births | 37.07 deaths per 100 live births | 12.46 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1890s | 23.94 deaths per 100 live births | 35.83 deaths per 100 live births | 11.89 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1900s | 20.76 deaths per 100 live births | 31.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10.67 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1910s | 19.68 deaths per 100 live births | 25.18 deaths per 100 live births | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1920s | 13.63 deaths per 100 live births | 17.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.62 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1930s | 10.75 deaths per 100 live births | 10.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1971 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1940s | 9.24 deaths per 100 live births | 7.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1950s | 4.71 deaths per 100 live births | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4428 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1960s | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3717 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1817 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0493 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.7972 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6788 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1184 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.5146 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4797 deaths per 100 live births | 0.035 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.4153 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births | 0.021 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.3786 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3704 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0082 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Belgium or Germany?
- Belgium, at 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.001 deaths per 100 live births, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for child mortality?
- Belgium ranks 175th and Germany ranks 176th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.