Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Belgium
Belgium: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 1 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Belgium, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1 per 1,000 for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Belgium peaked at 3 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1 per 1,000, in 2021.
Belgium ranks 188th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Belgium, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 2.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 | 3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 per 1,000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Belgium?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Belgium was 1 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 per 1,000 in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Belgium ranks 188th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.