Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Belgium
Belgium: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 2.22 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Belgium, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Belgium is 2.22, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Belgium peaked at 4.58 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.22, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 173rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.58 | — |
| 1991 | 4.38 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 4.2 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 4.06 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 3.93 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 3.8 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 3.66 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 3.5 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 3.32 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 3.14 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 2.98 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 2.87 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.8 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.74 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.68 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.63 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.58 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.52 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.45 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.38 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.33 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.29 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.27 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.28 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.29 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.3 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.29 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.28 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.26 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.24 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.22 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.22 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.22 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.86 | 3.14 | 4.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 | 2.38 | 2.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 | 2.27 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.23 | 2.22 | 2.26 | 5 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1154 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0942 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Belgium?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Belgium was 2.22 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.58 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Belgium ranks 173rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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