Belgium vs Greece: Child mortality rate
Belgium
0.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece
0.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
173rd
Greece rank
172nd
Child mortality rate over time
- Belgium
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.38 deaths per 100 live births against 0.37 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 96 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 173rd and Greece ranks 172nd of 200 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 13.36 deaths per 100 live births | 13.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1944 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1930s | 10.8 deaths per 100 live births | 17.85 deaths per 100 live births | 7.06 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1940s | 8.51 deaths per 100 live births | 9.98 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1950s | 4.71 deaths per 100 live births | 5.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.397 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.69 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.287 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.797 deaths per 100 live births | 0.863 deaths per 100 live births | 0.066 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.516 deaths per 100 live births | 0.491 deaths per 100 live births | 0.025 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.416 deaths per 100 live births | 0.414 deaths per 100 live births | 0.002 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.378 deaths per 100 live births | 0.396 deaths per 100 live births | 0.018 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Belgium or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.38 deaths per 100 live births against 0.37 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Belgium and Greece?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?
- 96 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Greece rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Belgium ranks 173rd and Greece ranks 172nd 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.