Australia vs Belgium: Infant mortality rate by sex
Australia
0.2832 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium
0.279 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
173rd
Belgium rank
174th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2832 deaths per 100 live births against 0.279 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.0042 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Australia ranks 173rd and Belgium ranks 174th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Belgium in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.02 deaths per 100 live births | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5075 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1249 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.8252 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8661 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0409 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.5384 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5707 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0323 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4239 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3732 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0507 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3136 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3029 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0108 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2897 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2823 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0074 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Australia or Belgium?
- Australia, at 0.2832 deaths per 100 live births against 0.279 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.0042 deaths per 100 live births, with Australia 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 rate by sex?
- Australia ranks 173rd and Belgium ranks 174th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .