Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Belgium

Belgium: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.5844 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5844
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
57th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.5897
in 2021
All-time low
0.4584
in 1992
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Belgium, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.4671991: 0.4621992: 0.4581993: 0.4591994: 0.471995: 0.4911996: 0.511997: 0.5171998: 0.5141999: 0.5122000: 0.5112001: 0.5052002: 0.5052003: 0.5162004: 0.5262005: 0.5312006: 0.5352007: 0.5342008: 0.5352009: 0.5282010: 0.5292011: 0.5232012: 0.5292013: 0.5342014: 0.5472015: 0.5522016: 0.5642017: 0.5652018: 0.5712019: 0.5782020: 0.5772021: 0.592022: 0.5782023: 0.5542024: 0.584

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Belgium stood at 0.5844.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Belgium peaked at 0.5897 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4584, in 1992.

Belgium ranks 57th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Belgium, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.4667
1991 0.4617 -1.1%
1992 0.4584 -0.7%
1993 0.4587 +0.1%
1994 0.4697 +2.4%
1995 0.4911 +4.5%
1996 0.5096 +3.8%
1997 0.5172 +1.5%
1998 0.5143 -0.6%
1999 0.5122 -0.4%
2000 0.5111 -0.2%
2001 0.5054 -1.1%
2002 0.5048 -0.1%
2003 0.5158 +2.2%
2004 0.5261 +2.0%
2005 0.5306 +0.9%
2006 0.5352 +0.9%
2007 0.5337 -0.3%
2008 0.5347 +0.2%
2009 0.5281 -1.2%
2010 0.5292 +0.2%
2011 0.5234 -1.1%
2012 0.5285 +1.0%
2013 0.534 +1.0%
2014 0.5474 +2.5%
2015 0.5516 +0.8%
2016 0.5639 +2.2%
2017 0.5652 +0.2%
2018 0.5711 +1.0%
2019 0.5779 +1.2%
2020 0.5774 -0.1%
2021 0.5897 +2.1%
2022 0.5776 -2.0%
2023 0.5539 -4.1%
2024 0.5844 +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.486 0.4584 0.5172 10
2000s 0.5225 0.5048 0.5352 10
2010s 0.5492 0.5234 0.5779 10
2020s 0.5766 0.5539 0.5897 5

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  1. 54 Lebanon 0.5912 compare
  2. 55 Bangladesh 0.5895 compare
  3. 56 Senegal 0.5853 compare
  4. 58 Oman 0.5792 compare
  5. 59 Ethiopia 0.5782 compare
  6. 60 Iraq 0.5776 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Belgium?
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Belgium was 0.5844 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.5897 in 2021.
What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4584 in 1992.
How does Belgium rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
Belgium ranks 57th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
259 places, 9,238 data points, 1980–2024
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