Australia vs Belgium: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Australia
3.61 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Belgium
3.72 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
188th
Belgium rank
185th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.72 per 1,000 live births against 3.61 per 1,000 live births in Australia, a difference of 0.11 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 188th and Belgium ranks 185th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Belgium in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.69 per 1,000 live births | 5.15 per 1,000 live births | 0.5464 per 1,000 live births | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.08 per 1,000 live births | 4.15 per 1,000 live births | 0.0719 per 1,000 live births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 3.79 per 1,000 live births | 0.085 per 1,000 live births | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Australia or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 3.72 per 1,000 live births against 3.61 per 1,000 live births in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.11 per 1,000 live births, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Australia ranks 188th and Belgium ranks 185th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.