Belgium vs Switzerland: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Belgium
0.3721 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.3866 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
172nd
Switzerland rank
169th
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.0145 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 172nd and Switzerland ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.71 deaths per 100 live births | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5795 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4896 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9236 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2941 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.7972 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6736 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1236 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.5146 deaths per 100 live births | 0.513 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0016 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.4153 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4299 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0146 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3786 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3934 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0148 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3866 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 Switzerland?
- 0.0145 deaths per 100 live births, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 172nd and Switzerland ranks 169th 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. GDP per capita. 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 .