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
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.