Belgium vs Netherlands: Child mortality rate by sex
Belgium
0.3326 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
0.3506 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
174th
Netherlands rank
171st
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.3506 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3326 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.018 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 174th and Netherlands ranks 171st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9104 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5169 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8508 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2005 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.6909 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6266 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0643 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4546 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4828 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0281 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.367 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3746 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0075 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.3376 deaths per 100 live births | 0.356 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0184 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.3506 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 Netherlands?
- 0.018 deaths per 100 live births, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Belgium ranks 174th and Netherlands ranks 171st 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 .