Child mortality in Belgium
Belgium: Child mortality was 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3721 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
175th
of 203 countries
All-time high
34.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 1871
All-time low
0.3721 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Child mortality in Belgium, 1800–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality in Belgium is 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality in Belgium peaked at 34.05 deaths per 100 live births in 1871 and was at its lowest, 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Belgium 175th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality in Belgium, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 32.24 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1801 | 32.24 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 32.24 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 32.24 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 32.24 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 32.24 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 32.24 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 32.13 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1808 | 32.13 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 32.13 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 32.13 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 32.13 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 32.13 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 32.13 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 32.13 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 32.13 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 32.13 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 32.13 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 32.13 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 32.02 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1820 | 32.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 32.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 32.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 32.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 32.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 31.94 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1826 | 31.86 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1827 | 31.78 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1828 | 31.7 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1829 | 31.62 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1830 | 31.54 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1831 | 31.46 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1832 | 31.38 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1833 | 31.3 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1834 | 31.23 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1835 | 27.16 deaths per 100 live births | -13.0% |
| 1836 | 28.11 deaths per 100 live births | +3.5% |
| 1837 | 30.08 deaths per 100 live births | +7.0% |
| 1838 | 30.9 deaths per 100 live births | +2.7% |
| 1839 | 30.08 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 1840 | 29.59 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1841 | 27.54 deaths per 100 live births | -6.9% |
| 1842 | 29.32 deaths per 100 live births | +6.5% |
| 1843 | 27.48 deaths per 100 live births | -6.3% |
| 1844 | 25.02 deaths per 100 live births | -9.0% |
| 1845 | 26.15 deaths per 100 live births | +4.5% |
| 1846 | 29.39 deaths per 100 live births | +12.4% |
| 1847 | 30.45 deaths per 100 live births | +3.6% |
| 1848 | 27.01 deaths per 100 live births | -11.3% |
| 1849 | 29.16 deaths per 100 live births | +7.9% |
| 1850 | 24.37 deaths per 100 live births | -16.4% |
| 1851 | 25.85 deaths per 100 live births | +6.1% |
| 1852 | 25.83 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 25.41 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1854 | 28.03 deaths per 100 live births | +10.3% |
| 1855 | 30.8 deaths per 100 live births | +9.9% |
| 1856 | 27.9 deaths per 100 live births | -9.4% |
| 1857 | 28.33 deaths per 100 live births | +1.6% |
| 1858 | 27.94 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1859 | 29.23 deaths per 100 live births | +4.6% |
| 1860 | 22.4 deaths per 100 live births | -23.4% |
| 1861 | 27.34 deaths per 100 live births | +22.1% |
| 1862 | 25.89 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1863 | 28.01 deaths per 100 live births | +8.2% |
| 1864 | 28.92 deaths per 100 live births | +3.3% |
| 1865 | 31.75 deaths per 100 live births | +9.8% |
| 1866 | 31.98 deaths per 100 live births | +0.7% |
| 1867 | 25.83 deaths per 100 live births | -19.2% |
| 1868 | 27.04 deaths per 100 live births | +4.7% |
| 1869 | 26.45 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1870 | 27.5 deaths per 100 live births | +4.0% |
| 1871 | 34.05 deaths per 100 live births | +23.8% |
| 1872 | 29.43 deaths per 100 live births | -13.6% |
| 1873 | 25.21 deaths per 100 live births | -14.3% |
| 1874 | 24.36 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 1875 | 27.27 deaths per 100 live births | +12.0% |
| 1876 | 25.05 deaths per 100 live births | -8.2% |
| 1877 | 24.04 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 1878 | 23.96 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1879 | 24.63 deaths per 100 live births | +2.8% |
| 1880 | 27.47 deaths per 100 live births | +11.5% |
| 1881 | 24.18 deaths per 100 live births | -12.0% |
| 1882 | 23.36 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 1883 | 23.54 deaths per 100 live births | +0.8% |
| 1884 | 24.9 deaths per 100 live births | +5.8% |
| 1885 | 23.03 deaths per 100 live births | -7.5% |
| 1886 | 26.59 deaths per 100 live births | +15.4% |
| 1887 | 23.16 deaths per 100 live births | -12.9% |
| 1888 | 24.83 deaths per 100 live births | +7.2% |
| 1889 | 25.1 deaths per 100 live births | +1.1% |
| 1890 | 25.62 deaths per 100 live births | +2.1% |
| 1891 | 25.54 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1892 | 26.18 deaths per 100 live births | +2.5% |
| 1893 | 25.54 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 1894 | 22.59 deaths per 100 live births | -11.6% |
| 1895 | 24.68 deaths per 100 live births | +9.3% |
| 1896 | 21.7 deaths per 100 live births | -12.1% |
| 1897 | 21.08 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1898 | 22.4 deaths per 100 live births | +6.3% |
| 1899 | 24.02 deaths per 100 live births | +7.2% |
| 1900 | 23.45 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1901 | 20.41 deaths per 100 live births | -13.0% |
| 1902 | 20.79 deaths per 100 live births | +1.9% |
| 1903 | 21.28 deaths per 100 live births | +2.4% |
| 1904 | 21.24 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 20.2 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 1906 | 21.05 deaths per 100 live births | +4.2% |
| 1907 | 18.86 deaths per 100 live births | -10.4% |
| 1908 | 20.7 deaths per 100 live births | +9.8% |
| 1909 | 19.59 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1910 | 19.38 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1911 | 21.82 deaths per 100 live births | +12.6% |
| 1912 | 17.66 deaths per 100 live births | -19.1% |
| 1913 | 17.94 deaths per 100 live births | +1.6% |
| 1914 | 20.54 deaths per 100 live births | +14.5% |
| 1915 | 19.6 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 1916 | 17.91 deaths per 100 live births | -8.6% |
| 1917 | 22.41 deaths per 100 live births | +25.1% |
| 1918 | 21.29 deaths per 100 live births | -5.0% |
| 1919 | 18.32 deaths per 100 live births | -13.9% |
| 1920 | 16.02 deaths per 100 live births | -12.6% |
| 1921 | 15.75 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1922 | 14.63 deaths per 100 live births | -7.1% |
| 1923 | 13.01 deaths per 100 live births | -11.0% |
| 1924 | 12.02 deaths per 100 live births | -7.6% |
| 1925 | 12.95 deaths per 100 live births | +7.8% |
| 1926 | 13.2 deaths per 100 live births | +1.9% |
| 1927 | 12.58 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 1928 | 12.08 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 1929 | 14.03 deaths per 100 live births | +16.1% |
| 1930 | 12.93 deaths per 100 live births | -7.8% |
| 1931 | 10.98 deaths per 100 live births | -15.1% |
| 1932 | 11.5 deaths per 100 live births | +4.7% |
| 1933 | 11.17 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 1934 | 10 deaths per 100 live births | -10.5% |
| 1935 | 10.21 deaths per 100 live births | +2.0% |
| 1936 | 10.46 deaths per 100 live births | +2.5% |
| 1937 | 10.22 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1938 | 10.14 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1939 | 9.93 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1940 | 10.58 deaths per 100 live births | +6.5% |
| 1941 | 10.26 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 1942 | 10.24 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1943 | 9.65 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1944 | 10.06 deaths per 100 live births | +4.2% |
| 1945 | 11.66 deaths per 100 live births | +15.9% |
| 1946 | 9.27 deaths per 100 live births | -20.5% |
| 1947 | 7.67 deaths per 100 live births | -17.3% |
| 1948 | 6.67 deaths per 100 live births | -13.0% |
| 1949 | 6.35 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 1950 | 6.01 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1951 | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1952 | 5.38 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1953 | 5.09 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1954 | 4.81 deaths per 100 live births | -5.5% |
| 1955 | 4.54 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
| 1956 | 4.27 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1957 | 4.01 deaths per 100 live births | -6.1% |
| 1958 | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1959 | 3.57 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1960 | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 1961 | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 3.12 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 3 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 2.79 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 2.63 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9989 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9611 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.919 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8709 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8178 deaths per 100 live births | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7647 deaths per 100 live births | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7159 deaths per 100 live births | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6739 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6389 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6109 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5876 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5671 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5487 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5319 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5167 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5029 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4901 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4782 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4669 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4561 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.446 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4369 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4287 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4214 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4149 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4094 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4052 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4013 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3972 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3921 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3868 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3818 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3776 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3745 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births, 80% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3875 deaths per 100 live births, 96% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | +25.1% | 17.91 deaths per 100 live births | 22.41 deaths per 100 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 32.21 deaths per 100 live births | 32.13 deaths per 100 live births | 32.24 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1810s | 32.12 deaths per 100 live births | 32.02 deaths per 100 live births | 32.13 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1820s | 31.9 deaths per 100 live births | 31.62 deaths per 100 live births | 32.02 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1830s | 30.32 deaths per 100 live births | 27.16 deaths per 100 live births | 31.54 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1840s | 28.11 deaths per 100 live births | 25.02 deaths per 100 live births | 30.45 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1850s | 27.37 deaths per 100 live births | 24.37 deaths per 100 live births | 30.8 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1860s | 27.56 deaths per 100 live births | 22.4 deaths per 100 live births | 31.98 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1870s | 26.55 deaths per 100 live births | 23.96 deaths per 100 live births | 34.05 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1880s | 24.62 deaths per 100 live births | 23.03 deaths per 100 live births | 27.47 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1890s | 23.94 deaths per 100 live births | 21.08 deaths per 100 live births | 26.18 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1900s | 20.76 deaths per 100 live births | 18.86 deaths per 100 live births | 23.45 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1910s | 19.68 deaths per 100 live births | 17.66 deaths per 100 live births | 22.41 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1920s | 13.63 deaths per 100 live births | 12.02 deaths per 100 live births | 16.02 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1930s | 10.75 deaths per 100 live births | 9.93 deaths per 100 live births | 12.93 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1940s | 9.24 deaths per 100 live births | 6.35 deaths per 100 live births | 11.66 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.71 deaths per 100 live births | 3.57 deaths per 100 live births | 6.01 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7972 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6109 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9989 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5146 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4561 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5876 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4153 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3921 deaths per 100 live births | 0.446 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3786 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3868 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 172 Switzerland 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 173 Ireland 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 174 Greece 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 176 Germany 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 177 Hungary 0.3707 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 178 Australia 0.3607 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 59 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality in Belgium?
- Child mortality in Belgium was 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 34.05 deaths per 100 live births in 1871.
- What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for child mortality?
- Belgium ranks 175th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.