Belgium vs Ireland: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Belgium
0.0068 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Ireland
0.0076 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Belgium rank
169th
Ireland rank
166th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.0076 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman in Belgium, a difference of 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 160 shared years of data; in 1864 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 169th and Ireland ranks 166th of 200 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and Ireland in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4942 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8581 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1870s | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5024 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7771 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1880s | 1.11 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4519 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6567 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.9833 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4757 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5076 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.7486 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4476 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3011 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.6043 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3855 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2188 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.3385 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2761 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0624 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.2259 under-five deaths per woman | 0.249 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0231 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.1984 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2829 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0844 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.1125 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1558 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0433 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.073 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1136 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0405 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.0371 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0698 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0327 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.0193 under-five deaths per woman | 0.03 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0107 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.0128 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0151 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0023 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0108 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0019 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.0072 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
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, Belgium or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.0076 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 160 years are reported by both, from 1864 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Belgium ranks 169th and Ireland ranks 166th 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).