Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Belgium
Belgium: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 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 0.3 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Belgium peaked at 1 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3 per 1,000, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 180th 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 children ages 5-9 years in Belgium, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 per 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 per 1,000 | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 per 1,000 | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.85 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.59 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.43 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.34 per 1,000 | 0.3 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 180 Andorra 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Austria 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Denmark 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Greece 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Ireland 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Italy 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Malta 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Monaco 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Norway 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Singapore 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Slovenia 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Sweden 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Switzerland 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3 per 1,000 compare
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 children ages 5-9 years in Belgium?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Belgium was 0.3 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 children ages 5-9 years recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 per 1,000 in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Belgium ranks 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.