Number of infant deaths in Belgium
Belgium: Number of infant deaths was 318 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths in Belgium, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Belgium stood at 318. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Belgium peaked at 4,585 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 318, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 129th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 3,791 | 2,972 | 4,585 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,113 | 1,553 | 2,877 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,211 | 1,039 | 1,494 | 10 |
| 1990s | 792.1 | 574 | 1,020 | 10 |
| 2000s | 498.9 | 473 | 556 | 10 |
| 2010s | 424 | 385 | 468 | 10 |
| 2020s | 354.8 | 318 | 377 | 5 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Population ages 15-64, female 3.76 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 3.81 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 68,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 71,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 68,255 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.1% (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 number of infant deaths in Belgium?
- Number of infant deaths in Belgium was 318 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4,585 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 318 in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for number of infant deaths?
- Belgium ranks 129th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.