Belgium vs Portugal: Youth mortality rate
Belgium
0.443 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.4065 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
176th
Portugal rank
179th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.443 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4065 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.0365 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Portugal ahead.
Belgium ranks 176th and Portugal ranks 179th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | 13.29 deaths per 100 live births | 8.66 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | 9.84 deaths per 100 live births | 6.55 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.28 deaths per 100 live births | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.9719 deaths per 100 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4161 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.6374 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6918 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0545 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.5064 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4601 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0463 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.4532 deaths per 100 live births | 0.413 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0403 deaths per 100 live births | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Belgium or Portugal?
- Belgium, at 0.443 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4065 deaths per 100 live births in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Belgium and Portugal?
- 0.0365 deaths per 100 live births, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Belgium ranks 176th and Portugal ranks 179th 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.