Belgium vs Germany: Child mortality rate
Belgium
0.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany
0.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
173rd
Germany rank
173rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.37 deaths per 100 live births against 0.37 deaths per 100 live births in Germany, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 162 shared years of data; in 1836 it was Germany ahead.
Belgium ranks 173rd and Germany ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Germany in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 29.79 deaths per 100 live births | 47.74 deaths per 100 live births | 17.95 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1840s | 28.11 deaths per 100 live births | 48.41 deaths per 100 live births | 20.3 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1850s | 27.37 deaths per 100 live births | 47.36 deaths per 100 live births | 19.99 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1860s | 27.8 deaths per 100 live births | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | 20.92 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1870s | 26.55 deaths per 100 live births | 43.41 deaths per 100 live births | 16.86 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1880s | 24.62 deaths per 100 live births | 37.07 deaths per 100 live births | 12.46 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1890s | 23.93 deaths per 100 live births | 35.83 deaths per 100 live births | 11.89 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1900s | 20.76 deaths per 100 live births | 31.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10.67 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1910s | 19.69 deaths per 100 live births | 25.17 deaths per 100 live births | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1920s | 13.63 deaths per 100 live births | 17.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.62 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1930s | 10.8 deaths per 100 live births | 10.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.21 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1940s | 10.67 deaths per 100 live births | 8.72 deaths per 100 live births | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3725 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.182 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.049 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.797 deaths per 100 live births | 0.679 deaths per 100 live births | 0.118 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.516 deaths per 100 live births | 0.481 deaths per 100 live births | 0.035 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.416 deaths per 100 live births | 0.394 deaths per 100 live births | 0.022 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.378 deaths per 100 live births | 0.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.008 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Belgium or Germany?
- Belgium, at 0.37 deaths per 100 live births against 0.37 deaths per 100 live births in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Belgium and Germany?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 162 years are reported by both, from 1836 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Belgium ranks 173rd and Germany ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.