Belgium vs Greece: Neonatal mortality rate
Belgium
0.222 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece
0.2175 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
172nd
Greece rank
174th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Belgium
- Greece
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.222 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2175 deaths per 100 live births in Greece, a difference of 0.0045 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 172nd and Greece ranks 174th of 199 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3367 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6021 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.6023 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4149 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.3857 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5482 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1625 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.2663 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2785 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0122 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.229 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2441 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0151 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.2231 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2285 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0054 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Belgium or Greece?
- Belgium, at 0.222 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2175 deaths per 100 live births in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Belgium and Greece?
- 0.0045 deaths per 100 live births, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Greece rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Belgium ranks 172nd and Greece ranks 174th 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 .