Belgium vs Germany: Child mortality vs. health spending
Belgium
0.3721 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany
0.3711 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
172nd
Germany rank
173rd
Child mortality vs. health spending over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.001 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Germany ahead.
Belgium ranks 172nd and Germany ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1625 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1817 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0493 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.7972 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6788 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1184 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.5146 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4797 deaths per 100 live births | 0.035 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.4153 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births | 0.021 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.3786 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3704 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0082 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. health spending, Belgium or Germany?
- Belgium, at 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. health spending between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.001 deaths per 100 live births, with Belgium 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 vs. health spending?
- Belgium ranks 172nd and Germany ranks 173rd 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 vs. health spending. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .