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
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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

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.