Australia vs Belgium: Child mortality rate by sex
Australia
0.3298 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium
0.3326 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
175th
Belgium rank
174th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.3326 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3298 deaths per 100 live births in Australia, a difference of 0.0028 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Australia ranks 175th and Belgium ranks 174th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Belgium in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4968 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1303 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.9976 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0537 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.6541 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6909 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0368 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.5087 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4546 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0541 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3704 deaths per 100 live births | 0.367 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0034 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.3384 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3376 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0008 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Australia or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 0.3326 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3298 deaths per 100 live births in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.0028 deaths per 100 live births, 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 rate by sex?
- Australia ranks 175th and Belgium ranks 174th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .