Belgium vs Greece: Youth mortality rate
Belgium
0.443 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece
0.4478 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
176th
Greece rank
173rd
Youth mortality rate over time
- Belgium
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.4478 deaths per 100 live births against 0.443 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.0048 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Greece ahead.
Belgium ranks 176th and Greece ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | 5.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | 4.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.28 deaths per 100 live births | 2.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6795 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2703 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.9719 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0554 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.6374 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6194 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0179 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.5064 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5103 deaths per 100 live births | 0.004 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.4532 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4661 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0128 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Belgium or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.4478 deaths per 100 live births against 0.443 deaths per 100 live births in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Belgium and Greece?
- 0.0048 deaths per 100 live births, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Greece rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Belgium ranks 176th and Greece ranks 173rd 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 Youth 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 under fifteen years, per 100 live births.