Australia vs Belgium: Infant mortality rates

Australia
0.3191
in 2023
Belgium
0.333
in 2023
Australia rank
204th
Belgium rank
202nd

Infant mortality rates over time

  • Australia
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.333 against 0.3191 in Australia, a difference of 0.0139.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Australia ranks 204th and Belgium ranks 202nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Belgium Difference Ahead
1950s 2.28 4.08 1.8 Belgium
1960s 1.9 2.51 0.6133 Belgium
1970s 1.47 1.64 0.1678 Belgium
1980s 0.9452 1.02 0.07 Belgium
1990s 0.6126 0.6671 0.0545 Belgium
2000s 0.4727 0.4081 0.0645 Australia
2010s 0.3417 0.3479 0.0062 Belgium
2020s 0.3321 0.3232 0.0089 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rates, Australia or Belgium?
Belgium, at 0.333 against 0.3191 in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in infant mortality rates between Australia and Belgium?
0.0139, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for infant mortality rates?
Australia ranks 204th and Belgium ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rates
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed