Belgium vs Nigeria

Belgium vs Nigeria: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Belgium and 11.6 per 100 live births in Nigeria, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 11.2 per 100 live births, or 31 times that in Belgium.

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

Belgium vs Nigeria: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Belgium and 11.6 per 100 live births in Nigeria, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 11.2 per 100 live births, or 31 times that in Belgium.
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What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1962.
  • 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

YearBelgiumNigeriaWorld
20240.411.63.7
20230.411.73.8
20220.411.84
20210.411.84
20200.411.73.9
20190.411.74
20180.411.74
20170.411.74.1
20160.411.74.2
20150.411.84.3
20140.411.94.4
20130.4124.5
20120.412.24.7
20110.412.45
20100.512.65.1
20090.512.95.3
20080.513.35.5
20070.513.75.7
20060.514.16
20050.514.66.2
20040.515.16.6
20030.515.76.8
20020.616.47.1
20010.617.17.4
20000.617.77.7
19990.618.47.9
19980.618.98.3
19970.719.48.4
19960.719.88.6
19950.820.18.8
19940.820.38.9
19930.920.59.1
19920.920.69.2
1991120.79.3
1990120.89.4
1989120.89.5
19881.120.810
19871.120.89.9
19861.120.810.3
19851.220.710.6
19841.220.710.9
19831.320.711.1
19821.320.811.2
19811.42111.6
19801.521.311.9
19791.521.711.9
19781.622.312.3
19771.722.912.6
19761.823.612.8
19751.924.313.1
1974225.213.3
19732.12613.5
19722.226.813.7
19712.327.613.9
19702.438.714.2
19692.539.714.6
19682.640.715
19672.630.515.3
19662.731.215.1
19652.831.915.1
19642.932.615.7
1963331.116.2
19623.131.317
19613.3–18.8
19603.4–20.2
19593.6–19.9
19583.8–19.7
19574–20.5
19564.3–21.3
19554.5–22.3
19544.8–22.8
19535.1–23.3
19525.4–23.9
19515.7–24.3
19506–24.7
19496.4–24.9
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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