Belgium vs Germany: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Belgium
3.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Germany
3.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
171st
Germany rank
170th
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 3.4 per 1,000 live births against 3.3 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 170th 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 | 21.65 per 1,000 live births | 23.1 per 1,000 live births | 1.45 per 1,000 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 16.76 per 1,000 live births | 18.26 per 1,000 live births | 1.5 per 1,000 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 10.51 per 1,000 live births | 10.16 per 1,000 live births | 0.35 per 1,000 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 6.91 per 1,000 live births | 5.98 per 1,000 live births | 0.93 per 1,000 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 4.54 per 1,000 live births | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 0.24 per 1,000 live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.68 per 1,000 live births | 3.61 per 1,000 live births | 0.07 per 1,000 live births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.36 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 0.04 per 1,000 live births | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 3.4 per 1,000 live births against 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, 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, under-5, female?
- Belgium ranks 171st and Germany ranks 170th 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, under-5, 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
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.