Belgium vs Denmark: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood

Belgium
0.0068 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Denmark
0.0071 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Belgium rank
169th
Denmark rank
167th

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time

  • Belgium
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman in Belgium, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1835 it was Belgium ahead.

Globally, Belgium ranks 169th and Denmark ranks 167th of 200 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).