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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed