Belgium vs Ireland: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita

Belgium
0.3721 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.3863 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
172nd
Ireland rank
170th

Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Belgium
  • Ireland
0246194919862024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.0142 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 172nd and Ireland ranks 170th of 199 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Ireland Difference Ahead
1940s 6.35 deaths per 100 live births 5.64 deaths per 100 live births 0.7176 deaths per 100 live births Belgium
1950s 4.71 deaths per 100 live births 4.47 deaths per 100 live births 0.2451 deaths per 100 live births Belgium
1960s 2.88 deaths per 100 live births 2.91 deaths per 100 live births 0.0339 deaths per 100 live births Ireland
1970s 1.93 deaths per 100 live births 1.97 deaths per 100 live births 0.0333 deaths per 100 live births Ireland
1980s 1.22 deaths per 100 live births 1.13 deaths per 100 live births 0.0829 deaths per 100 live births Belgium
1990s 0.7972 deaths per 100 live births 0.775 deaths per 100 live births 0.0222 deaths per 100 live births Belgium
2000s 0.5146 deaths per 100 live births 0.5557 deaths per 100 live births 0.041 deaths per 100 live births Ireland
2010s 0.4153 deaths per 100 live births 0.3739 deaths per 100 live births 0.0414 deaths per 100 live births Belgium
2020s 0.3786 deaths per 100 live births 0.3688 deaths per 100 live births 0.0098 deaths per 100 live births Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Belgium or Ireland?
Ireland, at 0.3863 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. gdp per capita between Belgium and Ireland?
0.0142 deaths per 100 live births, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
Belgium ranks 172nd and Ireland ranks 170th 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .