Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Belgium
Belgium: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 0.3721 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Belgium, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.3721 for extreme poverty vs child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 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, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Belgium peaked at 1.45 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.3721, in 2024.
That places Belgium 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality in Belgium?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Belgium was 0.3721 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 in 1980.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3721 in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
- Belgium ranks 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs 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 falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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