Belgium vs Greece: Infant mortality rate
Belgium
0.3139 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece
0.3236 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
171st
Greece rank
170th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Belgium
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.3236 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3139 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.0097 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 171st and Greece ranks 170th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1202 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 2.49 deaths per 100 live births | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9695 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6874 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3209 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.6632 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7538 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0906 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.4235 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4178 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0057 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.3444 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3507 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0063 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.3182 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3342 deaths per 100 live births | 0.016 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Belgium or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.3236 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3139 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Belgium and Greece?
- 0.0097 deaths per 100 live births, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Greece rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Belgium ranks 171st and Greece ranks 170th 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 .