Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Belgium
Belgium: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 1.6 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 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
In 2024, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Belgium stood at 1.6 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Belgium peaked at 4.5 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.6 per 1,000, in 2023.
That places Belgium 182nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Belgium, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 4.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 4.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 3.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 3 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.23 per 1,000 | 3.9 per 1,000 | 4.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.19 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 | 3.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 per 1,000 | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 1.7 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 youth ages 20-24 years in Belgium?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Belgium was 1.6 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 youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 per 1,000 in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Belgium ranks 182nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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 youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.