Australia vs Belgium: Children died before five per woman
Australia
0.0065
in 2024
Belgium
0.0068
in 2024
Australia rank
171st
Belgium rank
169th
Children died before five per woman over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.0068 against 0.0065 in Australia, a difference of 0.0003.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Belgium ahead.
Australia ranks 171st and Belgium ranks 169th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Belgium in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.9158 | 1.28 | 0.3638 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.9088 | 1.11 | 0.1998 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.701 | 0.9833 | 0.2823 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.4589 | 0.7486 | 0.2898 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.3123 | 0.6043 | 0.292 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.2243 | 0.3477 | 0.1233 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.1219 | 0.2259 | 0.104 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.1125 | 0.1984 | 0.0859 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.0923 | 0.1125 | 0.0201 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.0721 | 0.073 | 0.001 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.0425 | 0.0371 | 0.0055 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0215 | 0.0193 | 0.0022 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0136 | 0.0128 | 0.0008 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0105 | 0.0089 | 0.0016 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0075 | 0.0072 | 0.0003 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0064 | 0.0065 | 0.0001 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children died before five per woman, Australia or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 0.0068 against 0.0065 in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.0003, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for children died before five per woman?
- Australia ranks 171st and Belgium ranks 169th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.