Child mortality vs health expenditure in Belgium
Belgium: Child mortality vs health expenditure was 0.3721 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality vs health expenditure in Belgium, 1949–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality vs health expenditure in Belgium stood at 0.3721. 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 vs health expenditure in Belgium peaked at 6.35 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.3721, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 168th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality vs health expenditure in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 6.35 | — |
| 1950 | 6.01 | -5.4% |
| 1951 | 5.69 | -5.4% |
| 1952 | 5.38 | -5.4% |
| 1953 | 5.09 | -5.4% |
| 1954 | 4.81 | -5.5% |
| 1955 | 4.54 | -5.7% |
| 1956 | 4.27 | -5.9% |
| 1957 | 4.01 | -6.1% |
| 1958 | 3.77 | -5.8% |
| 1959 | 3.57 | -5.4% |
| 1960 | 3.39 | -4.9% |
| 1961 | 3.25 | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 3.12 | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 3 | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 2.89 | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 2.79 | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 2.7 | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 2.63 | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 2.55 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 2.48 | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 2.39 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 2.3 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 2.19 | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 2.08 | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 1.96 | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 1.86 | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 1.76 | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 1.67 | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 1.59 | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 1.52 | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 1.45 | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 1.39 | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 1.33 | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 1.27 | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 1.22 | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.18 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 1.14 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.1 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.07 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.03 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9989 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9611 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.919 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8709 | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8178 | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7647 | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7159 | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6739 | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6389 | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6109 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5876 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5671 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5487 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5319 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5167 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5029 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4901 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4782 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4669 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4561 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.446 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4369 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4287 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4214 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4149 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4094 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4052 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4013 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3972 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3921 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3868 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3818 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3776 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3745 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3721 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6.35 | 6.35 | 6.35 | 1 |
| 1950s | 4.71 | 3.57 | 6.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.88 | 2.48 | 3.39 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.93 | 1.52 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 | 1.03 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7972 | 0.6109 | 0.9989 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5146 | 0.4561 | 0.5876 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4153 | 0.3921 | 0.446 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3786 | 0.3721 | 0.3868 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.157 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3145 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs health expenditure in Belgium?
- Child mortality vs health expenditure in Belgium was 0.3721 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs health expenditure recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6.35 in 1949.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs health expenditure recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3721 in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for child mortality vs health expenditure?
- Belgium ranks 168th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs health expenditure 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs health expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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