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Under-five mortality rate — Belgium

Under-five mortality rate in Belgium in 2024 — 3.7 per 1,000. Ranked 26 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 89.1%.

2024 3.7 per 1,000 +0% vs 2023
World rank 26of 196
Period maximum 33.9 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 3.7 per 1,0002023

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Belgium, 1960–202401020304019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 33.9 per 1,0001962: 31.2 per 1,0001964: 28.9 per 1,0001966: 27 per 1,0001968: 25.5 per 1,0001970: 23.9 per 1,0001972: 21.9 per 1,0001974: 19.6 per 1,0001976: 17.6 per 1,0001978: 15.9 per 1,0001980: 14.5 per 1,0001982: 13.3 per 1,0001984: 12.2 per 1,0001986: 11.4 per 1,0001988: 10.7 per 1,0001990: 10 per 1,0001992: 9.2 per 1,0001994: 8.2 per 1,0001996: 7.2 per 1,0001998: 6.4 per 1,0002000: 5.9 per 1,0002002: 5.5 per 1,0002004: 5.2 per 1,0002006: 4.9 per 1,0002008: 4.7 per 1,0002010: 4.5 per 1,0002012: 4.3 per 1,0002014: 4.1 per 1,0002016: 4.1 per 1,0002018: 4 per 1,0002020: 3.9 per 1,0002022: 3.8 per 1,0002024: 3.7 per 1,000
Change over the period: −30.2 (−89.09%) Average annual rate: -3.4 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 3.7 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 7.8 per 1,000
Western Europe computed 3.9 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 3.7 +0 +0%
2023 3.7 −0.1 −2.63%
2022 3.8 +0 +0%
2021 3.8 −0.1 −2.56%
2020 3.9 +0 +0%
2019 3.9 −0.1 −2.5%
2018 4 +0 +0%
2017 4 −0.1 −2.44%
2016 4.1 +0 +0%
2015 4.1 +0 +0%
2014 4.1 −0.1 −2.38%
2013 4.2 −0.1 −2.33%
2012 4.3 −0.1 −2.27%
2011 4.4 −0.1 −2.22%
2010 4.5 −0.1 −2.17%
2009 4.6 −0.1 −2.13%
2008 4.7 −0.1 −2.08%
2007 4.8 −0.1 −2.04%
2006 4.9 −0.1 −2%
2005 5 −0.2 −3.85%
2004 5.2 −0.1 −1.89%
2003 5.3 −0.2 −3.64%
2002 5.5 −0.2 −3.51%
2001 5.7 −0.2 −3.39%
2000 5.9 −0.2 −3.28%
1999 6.1 −0.3 −4.69%
1998 6.4 −0.3 −4.48%
1997 6.7 −0.5 −6.94%
1996 7.2 −0.4 −5.26%
1995 7.6 −0.6 −7.32%
1994 8.2 −0.5 −5.75%
1993 8.7 −0.5 −5.43%
1992 9.2 −0.4 −4.17%
1991 9.6 −0.4 −4%
1990 10 −0.3 −2.91%
1989 10.3 −0.4 −3.74%
1988 10.7 −0.3 −2.73%
1987 11 −0.4 −3.51%
1986 11.4 −0.4 −3.39%
1985 11.8 −0.4 −3.28%
1984 12.2 −0.5 −3.94%
1983 12.7 −0.6 −4.51%
1982 13.3 −0.6 −4.32%
1981 13.9 −0.6 −4.14%
1980 14.5 −0.7 −4.61%
1979 15.2 −0.7 −4.4%
1978 15.9 −0.8 −4.79%
1977 16.7 −0.9 −5.11%
1976 17.6 −1 −5.38%
1975 18.6 −1 −5.1%
1974 19.6 −1.2 −5.77%
1973 20.8 −1.1 −5.02%
1972 21.9 −1.1 −4.78%
1971 23 −0.9 −3.77%
1970 23.9 −0.9 −3.63%
1969 24.8 −0.7 −2.75%
1968 25.5 −0.8 −3.04%
1967 26.3 −0.7 −2.59%
1966 27 −0.9 −3.23%
1965 27.9 −1 −3.46%
1964 28.9 −1.1 −3.67%
1963 30 −1.2 −3.85%
1962 31.2 −1.3 −4%
1961 32.5 −1.4 −4.13%
1960 33.9 — —

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LU Luxembourg 2.2 AT Austria 3.3 BE Belgium 3.7 DE Germany 3.7 NL Netherlands 3.9 CH Switzerland 3.9 FR France 4.3
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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