Mortality rate, neonatal in Belgium
Belgium: Mortality rate, neonatal was 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, neonatal in Belgium, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Belgium is 2.2 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Belgium peaked at 20.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2021.
That places Belgium 168th out of 195 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.96 per 1,000 live births | 14.6 per 1,000 live births | 20.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.37 per 1,000 live births | 8.1 per 1,000 live births | 14 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.03 per 1,000 live births | 4.8 per 1,000 live births | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.86 per 1,000 live births | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.67 per 1,000 live births | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.22 per 1,000 live births | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 71,068 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 7.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 3.81 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 71,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 68,255 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 70,029 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 68,902 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 67,114 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Belgium?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Belgium was 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Belgium ranks 168th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.