What is infant mortality rate in Belgium?

Infant mortality rate in Belgium was 0.3139 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Belgium?

The highest recorded value was 5.63 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Belgium?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3139 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Belgium rank for infant mortality rate?

Belgium ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Belgium?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Belgium

Name: Infant 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: Infant mortality rate was 0.3139 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3139 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

171st

of 199 countries

All-time high

5.63 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.3139 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1949–2024

Infant 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

In 2024, infant mortality rate in Belgium stood at 0.3139 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Belgium peaked at 5.63 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.3139 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Belgium ranks 171st 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	5.63 deaths per 100 live births	5.63 deaths per 100 live births	5.63 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	4.15 deaths per 100 live births	3.12 deaths per 100 live births	5.32 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	2.49 deaths per 100 live births	2.12 deaths per 100 live births	2.96 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.64 deaths per 100 live births	1.27 deaths per 100 live births	2.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.02 deaths per 100 live births	0.8636 deaths per 100 live births	1.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.6632 deaths per 100 live births	0.5047 deaths per 100 live births	0.8342 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.4235 deaths per 100 live births	0.3753 deaths per 100 live births	0.4848 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.3444 deaths per 100 live births	0.3279 deaths per 100 live births	0.3674 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.3182 deaths per 100 live births	0.3139 deaths per 100 live births	0.3239 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Belgium

168 Switzerland 0.3422 deaths per 100 live births compare
169 Netherlands 0.3403 deaths per 100 live births compare
170 Greece 0.3236 deaths per 100 live births compare
172 Germany 0.3118 deaths per 100 live births compare
173 Australia 0.309 deaths per 100 live births compare
174 Hungary 0.3071 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 infant mortality rate in Belgium?: Infant mortality rate in Belgium was 0.3139 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 5.63 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3139 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Belgium rank for infant mortality rate?: Belgium ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant 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, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .