Belgium vs Switzerland: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Belgium
4.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
4.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
168th
Switzerland rank
166th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland 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 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 166th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.3 per 1,000 live births | 25.99 per 1,000 live births | 6.31 per 1,000 live births | Belgium |
| 1970s | 21.75 per 1,000 live births | 16.36 per 1,000 live births | 5.39 per 1,000 live births | Belgium |
| 1980s | 13.77 per 1,000 live births | 10.36 per 1,000 live births | 3.41 per 1,000 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 8.99 per 1,000 live births | 7.45 per 1,000 live births | 1.54 per 1,000 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 5.71 per 1,000 live births | 5.59 per 1,000 live births | 0.12 per 1,000 live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 4.63 per 1,000 live births | 4.63 per 1,000 live births | 0 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 2020s | 4.18 per 1,000 live births | 4.24 per 1,000 live births | 0.06 per 1,000 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, 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 Switzerland?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Belgium ranks 168th and Switzerland 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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About this data
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.