Which has higher number of child deaths, Belgium or Guyana?

Guyana, at 419 deaths against 385 deaths in Belgium as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Guyana?

70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Guyana: Number of child deaths

Belgium

385 deaths

in 2024

Guyana

419 deaths

in 2024

Belgium rank

128th

Guyana rank

126th

Number of child deaths over time

Belgium
Guyana

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 419 deaths against 385 deaths in Belgium, a difference of 34 deaths.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 128th and Guyana ranks 126th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,032 deaths	2,323 deaths	3,709 deaths	Belgium
1960s	4,388 deaths	1,995 deaths	2,393 deaths	Belgium
1970s	2,512 deaths	1,841 deaths	670.9 deaths	Belgium
1980s	1,452 deaths	1,613 deaths	160.8 deaths	Guyana
1990s	952.9 deaths	1,198 deaths	244.7 deaths	Guyana
2000s	604.2 deaths	749.3 deaths	145.1 deaths	Guyana
2010s	512.4 deaths	565.5 deaths	53.1 deaths	Guyana
2020s	425.8 deaths	457.2 deaths	31.4 deaths	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Belgium or Guyana?: Guyana, at 419 deaths against 385 deaths in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Belgium and Guyana?: 34 deaths, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Guyana?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Guyana rank globally for number of child deaths?: Belgium ranks 128th and Guyana ranks 126th 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 Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .