Belgium vs Singapore

Belgium vs Singapore: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Belgium and 0.3 per 100 live births in Singapore, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.37 times that in Singapore.

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

Belgium vs Singapore: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Belgium and 0.3 per 100 live births in Singapore, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.37 times that in Singapore.
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What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher since 1982, when it overtook Singapore.
  • 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

YearBelgiumSingaporeWorld
20240.40.33.7
20230.40.33.8
20220.40.34
20210.40.24
20200.40.23.9
20190.40.34
20180.40.34
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
20050.50.36.2
20040.50.36.6
20030.50.36.8
20020.60.37.1
20010.60.47.4
20000.60.47.7
19990.60.47.9
19980.60.48.3
19970.70.58.4
19960.70.58.6
19950.80.58.8
19940.80.58.9
19930.90.69.1
19920.90.69.2
199110.79.3
199010.89.4
198910.89.5
19881.10.910
19871.119.9
19861.1110.3
19851.21.110.6
19841.21.210.9
19831.31.211.1
19821.31.311.2
19811.41.411.6
19801.51.511.9
19791.51.511.9
19781.61.512.3
19771.71.512.6
19761.81.612.8
19751.91.813.1
19742213.3
19732.12.213.5
19722.22.413.7
19712.32.613.9
19702.42.714.2
19692.52.914.6
19682.6315
19672.63.215.3
19662.73.315.1
19652.83.515.1
19642.93.715.7
196333.816.2
19623.14.117
19613.34.418.8
19603.44.820.2
19593.65.219.9
19583.85.719.7
195746.220.5
19564.36.721.3
19554.57.222.3
19544.87.822.8
19535.18.523.3
19525.49.723.9
19515.710.524.3
1950611.724.7
19496.41024.9
19486.811.524.9
19477.812.625.5
19469.413.125.8
194511.835.126.7
194410.246.327.4
19439.831.627.7
194210.4–27.9
194110.4–27.8
194010.72327.9
19391020.728
193810.225.928.7
193710.325.228.8
193610.527.929.1
193510.325.929.5
19341027.530.7
193311.227.330.5
193211.528.830.7
19311132.231.4
193012.934.831.6
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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