Belgium vs Germany: Neonatal mortality rate
Belgium
0.222 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany
0.2296 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
172nd
Germany rank
170th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.2296 deaths per 100 live births against 0.222 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.0076 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 172nd and Germany ranks 170th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0202 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0682 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.6023 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4006 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2017 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.3857 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3146 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0711 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.2663 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2606 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0058 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.229 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2285 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0005 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.2231 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2275 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0044 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.2296 deaths per 100 live births against 0.222 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.0076 deaths per 100 live births, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Belgium ranks 172nd and Germany ranks 170th 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .