Australia vs Belgium

Australia vs Belgium: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in Australia and 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Belgium, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.1 per 1,000 live births, or 1.04 times that in Australia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Australia vs Belgium: Infant mortalityInfant mortality in 2023: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in Australia and 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Belgium, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.1 per 1,000 live births, or 1.04 times that in Australia.
AustraliaBelgiumUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Australia.
  • In 2023, Australia ranked 197 and Belgium ranked 195 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 0.5 per 1,000 live births and Belgium at 0.7 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

YearAustraliaBelgiumWorld
20233.23.327.3
20223.63.428.2
20213.4328.4
20203.13.228.7
20193.23.629.2
20183.13.729.7
20173.43.630.3
20163.13.231.1
20153.13.232.1
20143.43.432.9
20133.73.433.9
20123.33.735
20113.83.336.8
20104.13.637.7
20094.13.539.1
20084.33.840.4
20074.34.142
20064.84.143.7
20055.13.745.4
20044.73.847.2
20034.84.148.8
200254.450.6
20015.14.552.2
20005.14.853.7
19995.74.955.5
199855.157.1
19975.55.558.3
19965.75.359.6
19955.7660.8
199467.462
199367.962.9
19926.98.164.1
19916.98.364.9
19907.9864.9
19898.58.666.2
19888.29.168
198799.668.6
19868.89.770.8
19859.89.772.9
19849.49.974.6
19839.710.476.1
198210.11176.6
198110.411.478.7
198010.612.280.6
197911.112.382.5
197812.213.284.7
197712.413.686.4
197613.615.488.1
197513.815.889.6
197415.81790.9
197315.717.192.1
197216.618.593.6
197117.820.296.1
197018.621.196.9
196918.521.298.3
19681821.3100.2
19671822.5103.1
196618.224.3104.9
196518.523.2106.4
196418.725.4106.1
196319.527.3107.7
196220.327.1110.2
196119.828.2121.5
196020.130.6131.8
195921.630.3125.7
195820.631.4117.7
195721.836.1120
195621.839.2121.9
195522.140.4124.8
195422.341.5127.7
195323.341.5130.1
195224.145.2132.7
195125.149.4136
195024.952.7138.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAustraliaBelgiumWorld
20242.62.3–32.92.4–3.426.9
20252.62.1–3.12.82.2–3.626.4
20262.52–3.22.72–3.725.9
20272.51.8–3.22.61.9–3.725.4
20282.41.8–3.32.51.8–3.824.9
20292.31.7–3.32.51.7–3.924.5
20302.31.6–3.32.41.7–3.924
20312.31.5–3.32.31.6–3.823.6
20322.21.4–3.32.31.5–3.923.2
20332.21.4–3.42.21.4–3.822.8
20342.11.3–3.52.21.4–3.822.3
20352.11.2–3.42.11.4–3.821.9
203621.2–3.42.11.3–3.721.5
203721.1–3.421.2–3.621.1
203821.1–3.321.2–3.720.8
20391.91–3.31.91.2–3.620.4
20401.91–3.31.91.1–3.620
20411.81–3.31.81.1–3.519.7
20421.80.9–3.31.81–3.519.4
20431.80.9–3.31.71–3.419
20441.70.9–3.31.70.9–3.418.7
20451.70.8–3.21.70.9–3.418.4
20461.70.8–3.21.60.9–3.418.2
20471.60.7–3.21.60.8–3.517.9
20481.60.7–3.11.60.8–3.417.7
20491.60.7–31.50.8–3.417.5
20501.50.7–3.11.50.8–3.317.3
20511.50.6–3.11.50.8–3.317.1
20521.50.6–3.11.50.7–3.216.9
20531.50.6–31.40.7–3.216.7
20541.40.5–3.11.40.7–3.216.5
20551.40.6–31.40.7–3.216.3
20561.40.5–31.40.7–3.116.1
20571.30.5–31.30.6–3.115.9
20581.30.5–31.30.6–3.115.7
20591.30.5–2.91.30.6–315.5
20601.30.4–2.91.30.6–315.3
20611.20.4–2.81.20.5–2.915.1
20621.20.4–2.81.20.5–2.814.9
20631.20.4–2.81.20.5–2.914.7
20641.20.4–2.91.20.5–2.814.5
20651.10.3–2.81.20.5–2.814.3
20661.10.3–2.81.10.5–2.814.1
20671.10.3–2.81.10.5–2.813.9
20681.10.3–2.81.10.4–2.713.8
20691.10.3–2.81.10.4–2.713.6
207010.2–2.71.10.4–2.713.4
207110.2–2.610.4–2.613.2
207210.2–2.610.4–2.613
207310.2–2.610.4–2.512.9
207410.2–2.610.4–2.612.7
20750.90.2–2.510.4–2.512.6
20760.90.1–2.510.3–2.512.4
20770.90.1–2.50.90.3–2.512.3
20780.90.1–2.50.90.3–2.512.1
20790.90.1–2.50.90.3–2.512
20800.80.1–2.50.90.3–2.411.8
20810.80.1–2.50.90.3–2.311.7
20820.80.1–2.50.90.3–2.511.6
20830.80.1–2.50.90.3–2.411.5
20840.80.1–2.40.80.2–2.411.4
20850.80.1–2.50.80.2–2.311.3
20860.70–2.40.80.2–2.511.1
20870.70–2.30.80.2–2.411
20880.70–2.40.80.2–2.310.9
20890.70–2.40.80.2–2.410.8
20900.70–2.30.80.2–2.410.7
20910.70–2.30.80.2–2.310.6
20920.60–2.40.70.2–2.310.5
20930.60–2.30.70.2–2.310.4
20940.60–2.30.70.1–2.310.3
20950.60–2.30.70.1–2.310.1
20960.60–2.30.70.1–2.310
20970.60–2.20.70.1–2.19.9
20980.60–2.20.70.1–2.19.8
20990.50–2.20.70.1–2.19.7
21000.50–2.20.70.1–2.19.6

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Good to know

  • Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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