Belgium vs Israel: Child mortality rate by sex
Belgium
0.3326 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Israel
0.3072 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
174th
Israel rank
177th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Belgium
- Israel
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.3326 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3072 deaths per 100 live births in Israel, a difference of 0.0254 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Israel ahead.
Belgium ranks 174th and Israel ranks 177th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | 5.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 1960s | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 3.59 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 1970s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6318 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 1980s | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3427 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 1990s | 0.6909 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8548 deaths per 100 live births | 0.164 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 2000s | 0.4546 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5337 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0791 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 2010s | 0.367 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3708 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0038 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 2020s | 0.3376 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3148 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0229 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Belgium or Israel?
- Belgium, at 0.3326 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3072 deaths per 100 live births in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Belgium and Israel?
- 0.0254 deaths per 100 live births, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Israel?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Israel rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Belgium ranks 174th and Israel ranks 177th 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 .