Belgium vs Netherlands: Infant mortality rate
Belgium
0.3139 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
0.3403 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
171st
Netherlands rank
169th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.3403 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3139 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.0264 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 171st and Netherlands ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5.63 deaths per 100 live births | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1950s | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5673 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7913 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2253 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.6632 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5862 deaths per 100 live births | 0.077 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4235 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4514 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0279 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.3444 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3558 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0114 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.3182 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3445 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0263 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.3403 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 Netherlands?
- 0.0264 deaths per 100 live births, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Belgium ranks 171st and Netherlands ranks 169th 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 .