Belgium vs Germany: Infant mortality rate
Belgium
0.3139 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany
0.3118 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
171st
Germany rank
172nd
Infant mortality rate over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.3139 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3118 deaths per 100 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.0021 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Germany ahead.
Belgium ranks 171st and Germany ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1522 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1665 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9688 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0478 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.6632 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5538 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1094 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4235 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3954 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0281 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.3444 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3302 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0142 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.3182 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3112 deaths per 100 live births | 0.007 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Belgium or Germany?
- Belgium, at 0.3139 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3118 deaths per 100 live births in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.0021 deaths per 100 live births, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Belgium ranks 171st and Germany ranks 172nd 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 .