Australia vs Belgium: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Australia
0.0065 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Belgium
0.0068 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Australia rank
171st
Belgium rank
169th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman in Australia, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Belgium ahead.
Australia ranks 171st and Belgium ranks 169th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Belgium in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.9158 under-five deaths per woman | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3638 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.9088 under-five deaths per woman | 1.11 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1998 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.701 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9833 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2823 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.4589 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7486 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2898 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.3123 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6043 under-five deaths per woman | 0.292 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.2243 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3477 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1233 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.1219 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2259 under-five deaths per woman | 0.104 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.1125 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1984 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0859 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.0923 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1125 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0201 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.0721 under-five deaths per woman | 0.073 under-five deaths per woman | 0.001 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.0425 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0371 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0055 under-five deaths per woman | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0215 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0193 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0022 under-five deaths per woman | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0128 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0105 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0016 under-five deaths per woman | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0075 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0072 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0064 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Australia or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Australia ranks 171st and Belgium ranks 169th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).