What is neonatal mortality rate in Belgium?

Neonatal mortality rate in Belgium was 0.222 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Belgium?

The highest recorded value was 2.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Belgium?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2217 deaths per 100 live births in 2023.

How does Belgium rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Belgium ranks 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Belgium?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Belgium

Name: Neonatal 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: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.222 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.222 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

172nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

2.01 deaths per 100 live births

in 1960

All-time low

0.2217 deaths per 100 live births

in 2023

Years of data

1960–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Belgium, 1960–2024

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

The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Belgium is 0.222 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Belgium peaked at 2.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2217 deaths per 100 live births, in 2023.

Belgium ranks 172nd 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
1960s	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	1.46 deaths per 100 live births	2.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.14 deaths per 100 live births	0.8136 deaths per 100 live births	1.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.6023 deaths per 100 live births	0.4815 deaths per 100 live births	0.7628 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.3857 deaths per 100 live births	0.3141 deaths per 100 live births	0.4585 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.2663 deaths per 100 live births	0.2385 deaths per 100 live births	0.2983 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.229 deaths per 100 live births	0.2273 deaths per 100 live births	0.2328 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2231 deaths per 100 live births	0.2217 deaths per 100 live births	0.2257 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Belgium

169 United Arab Emirates 0.2361 deaths per 100 live births compare
170 Germany 0.2296 deaths per 100 live births compare
171 Australia 0.2276 deaths per 100 live births compare
173 Austria 0.2181 deaths per 100 live births compare
174 Greece 0.2175 deaths per 100 live births compare
175 Hungary 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Belgium?: Neonatal mortality rate in Belgium was 0.222 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 2.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2217 deaths per 100 live births in 2023.
How does Belgium rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Belgium ranks 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal 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, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .