Belgium vs Netherlands: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Belgium
4.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
4.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
168th
Netherlands rank
166th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 4.2 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 168th and Netherlands ranks 166th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 32.3 per 1,000 live births 21.01 per 1,000 live births 11.29 per 1,000 live births Belgium
1970s 21.75 per 1,000 live births 15.13 per 1,000 live births 6.62 per 1,000 live births Belgium
1980s 13.77 per 1,000 live births 10.99 per 1,000 live births 2.78 per 1,000 live births Belgium
1990s 8.99 per 1,000 live births 8 per 1,000 live births 0.99 per 1,000 live births Belgium
2000s 5.71 per 1,000 live births 5.95 per 1,000 live births 0.24 per 1,000 live births Netherlands
2010s 4.63 per 1,000 live births 4.54 per 1,000 live births 0.09 per 1,000 live births Belgium
2020s 4.18 per 1,000 live births 4.32 per 1,000 live births 0.14 per 1,000 live births Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 4.2 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Belgium and Netherlands?
0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Belgium ranks 168th and Netherlands ranks 166th 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.