Australia vs Belgium: Infant mortality by sex
Australia
0.3335
in 2024
Belgium
0.3468
in 2024
Australia rank
173rd
Belgium rank
171st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.3468 against 0.3335 in Australia, a difference of 0.0133.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Australia ranks 173rd and Belgium ranks 171st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Belgium in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.54 | 4.66 | 2.12 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.12 | 2.8 | 0.6875 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.66 | 1.85 | 0.1963 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.05 | 1.16 | 0.1065 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.6766 | 0.7513 | 0.0747 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.5195 | 0.4714 | 0.0481 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3738 | 0.3838 | 0.01 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.3413 | 0.3523 | 0.0111 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Australia or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 0.3468 against 0.3335 in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.0133, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Australia ranks 173rd and Belgium ranks 171st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.