Belgium vs Ireland: Infant mortality by sex
Belgium
0.3468 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.3677 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
171st
Ireland rank
169th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.3677 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3468 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.0209 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 171st and Ireland ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.66 deaths per 100 live births | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3968 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.81 deaths per 100 live births | 0.003 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0053 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1202 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.7513 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7081 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0433 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4714 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5086 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0372 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.3838 deaths per 100 live births | 0.348 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0359 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.3523 deaths per 100 live births | 0.349 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0034 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Belgium or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.3677 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3468 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.0209 deaths per 100 live births, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Belgium ranks 171st and Ireland ranks 169th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by 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.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .