Number of youth deaths in Belgium
Belgium: Number of youth deaths was 479 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Belgium, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Belgium is 479 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Belgium peaked at 1,465 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 479 deaths, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 127th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Belgium, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,465 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 1,430 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 1,373 deaths | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 1,290 deaths | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 1,192 deaths | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 1,103 deaths | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 1,036 deaths | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 978 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 924 deaths | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 880 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 851 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 823 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 789 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 760 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 746 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 734 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 724 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 715 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 707 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 698 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 691 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 678 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 664 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 649 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 632 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 618 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 607 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 593 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 579 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 569 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 557 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 548 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 538 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 505 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 479 deaths | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,167 deaths | 880 deaths | 1,465 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 754.7 deaths | 698 deaths | 851 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 628 deaths | 569 deaths | 691 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 525.4 deaths | 479 deaths | 557 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Belgium?
- Number of youth deaths in Belgium was 479 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,465 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 479 deaths in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for number of youth deaths?
- Belgium ranks 127th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.