Australia vs Belgium: Child mortality rate
Australia
0.4%
in 2023
Belgium
0.4%
in 2023
Australia rank
207th
Belgium rank
204th
Child mortality rate over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Australia ranks 207th and Belgium ranks 204th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.8% | 4.7% | 1.8% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Australia or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Australia ranks 207th and Belgium ranks 204th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.