Belgium vs Greece: Child mortality vs. health spending
Belgium
0.3721 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece
0.3824 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
172nd
Greece rank
171st
Child mortality vs. health spending over time
- Belgium
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.0103 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Greece ahead.
Belgium ranks 172nd and Greece ranks 171st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.57 deaths per 100 live births | 5.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6216 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6898 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2878 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.7972 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8616 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0644 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.5146 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4904 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0242 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.4153 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4156 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0003 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.3786 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3952 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0166 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. health spending, Belgium or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. health spending between Belgium and Greece?
- 0.0103 deaths per 100 live births, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Greece rank globally for child mortality vs. health spending?
- Belgium ranks 172nd and Greece 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 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 .