How does Belgium rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?

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

Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Belgium?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Belgium

Name: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 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: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women was 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3721 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

172nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.01 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

0.3721 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Belgium, 1950–2024

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

In 2024, child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Belgium stood at 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Belgium peaked at 6.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Belgium 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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
1950s	4.71 deaths per 100 live births	3.57 deaths per 100 live births	6.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	2.88 deaths per 100 live births	2.48 deaths per 100 live births	3.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.93 deaths per 100 live births	1.52 deaths per 100 live births	2.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.22 deaths per 100 live births	1.03 deaths per 100 live births	1.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.7972 deaths per 100 live births	0.6109 deaths per 100 live births	0.9989 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.5146 deaths per 100 live births	0.4561 deaths per 100 live births	0.5876 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.4153 deaths per 100 live births	0.3921 deaths per 100 live births	0.446 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.3786 deaths per 100 live births	0.3721 deaths per 100 live births	0.3868 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Belgium

169 Switzerland 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births compare
170 Ireland 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births compare
171 Greece 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births compare
173 Germany 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births compare
174 Hungary 0.3707 deaths per 100 live births compare
175 Australia 0.3607 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Belgium

Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 68,255 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 67,993 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 71,691 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 68,097 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 71,504 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 67,986 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 67,114 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 70,029 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 71,344 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 71,068 (2025)

All data for Belgium →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Belgium?: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Belgium was 0.3721 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 child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 6.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Belgium rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?: Belgium ranks 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women
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, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .