Belgium vs Switzerland: Infant mortality by sex
Belgium
0.3468 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.3683 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
171st
Switzerland rank
168th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3683 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3468 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.0215 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 171st and Switzerland ranks 168th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6797 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5255 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8337 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3263 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.7513 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6082 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1431 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4714 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4707 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0007 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.3838 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4021 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0183 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3523 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3739 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0216 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3683 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 Switzerland?
- 0.0215 deaths per 100 live births, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Belgium ranks 171st and Switzerland ranks 168th 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 .