Belgium vs Germany: Child mortality rate by sex
Belgium
0.3326 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany
0.3437 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
174th
Germany rank
172nd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.3437 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3326 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.0111 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Germany ahead.
Belgium ranks 174th and Germany ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1434 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1508 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0341 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.6909 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5977 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0932 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4546 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4306 deaths per 100 live births | 0.024 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.367 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3606 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0064 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.3376 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3429 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0053 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.3437 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3326 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.0111 deaths per 100 live births, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Belgium ranks 174th and Germany ranks 172nd 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 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 .