Belgium vs Ireland: Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
Belgium
0.3721 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.3863 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
171st
Ireland rank
169th
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
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 171st and Ireland ranks 169th of 198 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. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, 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. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus 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. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus?
- Belgium ranks 171st and Ireland ranks 169th of 198 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. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. 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 .