Number of under-five deaths, female in Belgium
Belgium: Number of under-five deaths, female was 168 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, female in Belgium, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 168 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Belgium peaked at 2,213 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 168, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 128th of 197 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.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,213 | — |
| 1961 | 2,133 | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 2,064 | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 1,993 | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 1,945 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 1,858 | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 1,746 | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 1,636 | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 1,538 | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 1,465 | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 1,416 | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 1,360 | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 1,278 | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 1,168 | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 1,058 | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 964 | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 898 | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 853 | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 813 | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 781 | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 751 | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 717 | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 678 | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 636 | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 600 | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 571 | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 551 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 540 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 529 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 518 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 510 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 499 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 479 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 448 | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 410 | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 378 | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 354 | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 334 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 315 | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 299 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 290 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 281 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 269 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 259 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 256 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 254 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 252 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 250 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 248 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 246 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 243 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 240 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 234 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 228 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 222 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 217 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 212 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 209 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 204 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 201 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 197 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 194 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 191 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 178 | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 168 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,859 | 1,465 | 2,213 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,059 | 781 | 1,416 | 10 |
| 1980s | 609.1 | 518 | 751 | 10 |
| 1990s | 402.6 | 299 | 510 | 10 |
| 2000s | 260.5 | 246 | 290 | 10 |
| 2010s | 221 | 201 | 243 | 10 |
| 2020s | 185.6 | 168 | 197 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Belgium?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Belgium was 168 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2,213 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 168 in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Belgium ranks 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.