Neonatal mortality rate in Belgium
Belgium: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Belgium, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.2% for neonatal mortality rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Belgium peaked at 3.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
That places Belgium 181st out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
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- 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 neonatal mortality rate in Belgium?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Belgium was 0.2% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Belgium ranks 181st out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days