Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Belgium or Kuwait?

Kuwait, at 428 deaths against 410 deaths in Belgium as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Kuwait: Number of children who die before age 5

Belgium

410 deaths

in 2023

Kuwait

428 deaths

in 2023

Belgium rank

128th

Kuwait rank

126th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Belgium
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 428 deaths against 410 deaths in Belgium, a difference of 18 deaths.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 128th and Kuwait ranks 126th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,884 deaths	1,548 deaths	5,336 deaths	Belgium
1960s	4,417 deaths	2,113 deaths	2,305 deaths	Belgium
1970s	2,521 deaths	2,193 deaths	328.4 deaths	Belgium
1980s	1,442 deaths	1,405 deaths	36.9 deaths	Belgium
1990s	952.9 deaths	631.2 deaths	321.7 deaths	Belgium
2000s	600.5 deaths	562.5 deaths	38 deaths	Belgium
2010s	518.9 deaths	553.9 deaths	35 deaths	Kuwait
2020s	442 deaths	431.75 deaths	10.25 deaths	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Belgium or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 428 deaths against 410 deaths in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Belgium and Kuwait?: 18 deaths, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Kuwait?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Kuwait rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Belgium ranks 128th and Kuwait ranks 126th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.