Mortality rate age 5-9 in Belgium
Belgium: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 0.328 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Belgium, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-9 in Belgium is 0.328, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Belgium peaked at 1.03 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.328, in 2024.
That places Belgium 190th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.03 | — |
| 1991 | 0.9876 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.948 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9105 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8748 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8406 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.808 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7768 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7468 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7181 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6905 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6639 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6385 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6145 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5919 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5706 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5509 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5326 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5156 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4998 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4848 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4707 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4571 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4443 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4319 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.42 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4085 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3976 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3868 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3764 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3663 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3564 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3467 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3373 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.328 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8641 | 0.7181 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5869 | 0.4998 | 0.6905 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4278 | 0.3764 | 0.4848 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3469 | 0.328 | 0.3663 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Belgium?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Belgium was 0.328 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.328 in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Belgium ranks 190th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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