Belgium vs Netherlands: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Belgium
0.0068 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Netherlands
0.0069 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Belgium rank
169th
Netherlands rank
168th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman in Belgium, a difference of 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 169th and Netherlands ranks 168th of 200 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 10 and Netherlands in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.33 under-five deaths per woman | 1.49 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1605 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 1.5 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3079 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | 1.59 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3059 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3724 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 1.11 under-five deaths per woman | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3565 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.9833 under-five deaths per woman | 1.17 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1871 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.7486 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8411 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0925 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.6043 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5602 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0441 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.3477 under-five deaths per woman | 0.317 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0307 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.2259 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1518 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0741 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.1984 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1773 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0211 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.1125 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0805 under-five deaths per woman | 0.032 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.073 under-five deaths per woman | 0.056 under-five deaths per woman | 0.017 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.0371 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0257 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.0193 under-five deaths per woman | 0.015 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.0128 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0015 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0094 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.0072 under-five deaths per woman | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.0069 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 Netherlands?
- 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Belgium ranks 169th and Netherlands ranks 168th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).