Belgium vs Germany: Mortality rate, infant, female
Belgium
2.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Germany
2.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
171st
Germany rank
169th
Mortality rate, infant, female over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.9 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Germany ahead.
Belgium ranks 171st and Germany ranks 169th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.45 per 1,000 live births | 19.9 per 1,000 live births | 1.45 per 1,000 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 14.07 per 1,000 live births | 15.51 per 1,000 live births | 1.44 per 1,000 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 8.65 per 1,000 live births | 8.39 per 1,000 live births | 0.26 per 1,000 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 5.69 per 1,000 live births | 4.85 per 1,000 live births | 0.84 per 1,000 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 3.76 per 1,000 live births | 3.53 per 1,000 live births | 0.23 per 1,000 live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.03 per 1,000 live births | 3.01 per 1,000 live births | 0.02 per 1,000 live births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 2.82 per 1,000 live births | 2.9 per 1,000 live births | 0.08 per 1,000 live births | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, female, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 2.9 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Germany 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 mortality rate, infant, female?
- Belgium ranks 171st and Germany ranks 169th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.