What is child mortality rate in Belgium?

Child mortality rate in Belgium was 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Belgium?

The highest recorded value was 6.35 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Belgium?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Belgium rank for child mortality rate?

Belgium ranks 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Belgium

Name: Child mortality rate in Belgium
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belgium: Child mortality rate 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

172nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.35 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.3721 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1949–2024

Child mortality rate in Belgium, 1949–2024

Source: United Nations 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 rate in Belgium is 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Belgium peaked at 6.35 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Belgium ranks 172nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	6.35 deaths per 100 live births	6.35 deaths per 100 live births	6.35 deaths per 100 live births	1
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

169 Switzerland 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births compare
171 Greece 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births compare
173 Germany 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births compare
174 Hungary 0.3707 deaths per 100 live births compare
175 Australia 0.3607 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Belgium

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 67,671 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 70,043 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 67,217 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 68,927 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 65,945 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Belgium?: Child mortality rate in Belgium was 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 6.35 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Belgium rank for child mortality rate?: Belgium ranks 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .