Australia vs Belgium: Infant mortality rate
Australia
0.309 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium
0.3139 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
173rd
Belgium rank
171st
Infant mortality rate over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.3139 deaths per 100 live births against 0.309 deaths per 100 live births in Australia, a difference of 0.0049 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Belgium ahead.
Australia ranks 173rd and Belgium ranks 171st of 199 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | 5.63 deaths per 100 live births | 3.1 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1950s | 2.28 deaths per 100 live births | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5999 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1614 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.9421 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0745 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.6092 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6632 deaths per 100 live births | 0.054 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4728 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4235 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0493 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3445 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3444 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0001 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.3161 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3182 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0021 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Australia or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 0.3139 deaths per 100 live births against 0.309 deaths per 100 live births in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.0049 deaths per 100 live births, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Australia ranks 173rd and Belgium ranks 171st 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .