Belgium vs Luxembourg

Belgium vs Luxembourg: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Belgium and 0.2 per 100 live births in Luxembourg, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.2 per 100 live births, or 1.68 times that in Luxembourg.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Belgium vs Luxembourg: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Belgium and 0.2 per 100 live births in Luxembourg, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.2 per 100 live births, or 1.68 times that in Luxembourg.
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What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher since 1967, when it overtook Luxembourg.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearBelgiumLuxembourgWorld
20240.40.23.7
20230.40.23.8
20220.40.24
20210.40.24
20200.40.23.9
20190.40.24
20180.40.24
20170.40.34.1
20160.40.34.2
20150.40.34.3
20140.40.34.4
20130.40.34.5
20120.40.34.7
20110.40.35
20100.50.35.1
20090.50.35.3
20080.50.35.5
20070.50.35.7
20060.50.36
20050.50.46.2
20040.50.46.6
20030.50.46.8
20020.60.47.1
20010.60.47.4
20000.60.57.7
19990.60.57.9
19980.60.58.3
19970.70.68.4
19960.70.68.6
19950.80.68.8
19940.80.78.9
19930.90.79.1
19920.90.89.2
199110.89.3
199010.99.4
198910.99.5
19881.1110
19871.119.9
19861.11.110.3
19851.21.110.6
19841.21.210.9
19831.31.211.1
19821.31.311.2
19811.41.311.6
19801.51.311.9
19791.51.411.9
19781.61.412.3
19771.71.512.6
19761.81.612.8
19751.91.713.1
197421.813.3
19732.11.913.5
19722.2213.7
19712.32.113.9
19702.42.214.2
19692.52.414.6
19682.62.515
19672.62.615.3
19662.72.815.1
19652.82.915.1
19642.9315.7
196333.216.2
19623.13.417
19613.33.518.8
19603.43.720.2
19593.63.919.9
19583.84.119.7
195744.320.5
19564.34.521.3
19554.54.622.3
19544.84.822.8
19535.1523.3
19525.45.223.9
19515.75.424.3
195065.624.7
19496.45.824.9
19486.8–24.9
19477.8–25.5
19469.4–25.8
194511.8–26.7
194410.2–27.4
19439.8–27.7
194210.4–27.9
194110.4–27.8
194010.7–27.9
193910–28
193810.2–28.7
193710.3–28.8
193610.5–29.1
193510.3–29.5
193410–30.7
193311.2–30.5
193211.5–30.7
193111–31.4
193012.9–31.6
192914–32
192812.1–31.9
192712.6–31.9
192613.2–32.7
192513–32.4
192412–33.1
192313–33.1
192214.6–33.2
192115.8–34.2
192016–34.4
191918.3–35.7
191821.3–37.6
191722.4–35.3
191617.9–35.1
191519.6–35.3
191420.5–35.4
191317.9–35.1
191217.7–35.5
191121.8–36
191019.4–36.4
190919.6–36.6
190820.7–37.2
190718.9–37.4
190621.1–38.1
190520.2–38.8
190421.2–38.9
190321.3–39.5
190220.8–40.1
190120.4–40.8
190023.5–40.9
189924–40.8
189822.4–41.2
189721.1–41
189621.7–41.1
189524.7–41.3
189422.6–41.2
189325.5–41.2
189226.2–41.7
189125.5–41.3
189025.6–41.5
188925.1–41.2
188824.8–41
188723.2–41.1
188626.6–41.1
188523–41.2
188424.9–41.1
188323.5–41.4
188223.4–41.5
188124.2–41.1
188027.5–41.6
187924.6–41.1
187824–41.6
187724–41.2
187625.1–41.4
187527.3–41.5
187424.4–41.7
187325.2–41.8
187229.4–42.1
187134.1–42.2
187027.5–41.9
186926.5–42.1
186827–42.4
186725.8–42
186632–42.1
186531.8–42.3
186428.9–42.2
186328–42.5
186225.9–42.6
186127.3–42.9
186022.4–42.9
185929.2–43.7
185827.9–43.8
185728.3–44.2
185627.9–44.2
185530.8–44
185428–43.7
185325.4–43.2
185225.8–42.9
185125.9–42.4
185024.4–42
184929.2–42.3
184827–42.3
184730.5–42.2
184629.4–42.4
184526.2–42
184425–42.1
184327.5–42.1
184229.3–42.2
184127.5–42.1
184029.6–42.1
183930.1–42.1
183830.9–42.2
183730.1–42.2
183628.1–42.2
183527.2–42.2
183431.2–42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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