Belgium vs Denmark: Children died before five per woman

Belgium
0.0068
in 2024
Denmark
0.0071
in 2024
Belgium rank
169th
Denmark rank
167th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Belgium
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.0071 against 0.0068 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0003.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1835 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 169th and Denmark ranks 167th of 200 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 19 and Denmark in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Denmark Difference Ahead
1830s 1.46 1.08 0.3759 Belgium
1840s 1.33 1.09 0.2368 Belgium
1850s 1.19 1.04 0.1503 Belgium
1860s 1.29 0.9257 0.362 Belgium
1870s 1.28 0.8631 0.4164 Belgium
1880s 1.11 0.8653 0.2433 Belgium
1890s 0.9833 0.782 0.2013 Belgium
1900s 0.7486 0.5786 0.17 Belgium
1910s 0.6043 0.3941 0.2102 Belgium
1920s 0.3477 0.2735 0.0742 Belgium
1930s 0.2259 0.176 0.05 Belgium
1940s 0.1984 0.1409 0.0576 Belgium
1950s 0.1125 0.0758 0.0366 Belgium
1960s 0.073 0.0531 0.0199 Belgium
1970s 0.0371 0.0243 0.0128 Belgium
1980s 0.0193 0.0143 0.0051 Belgium
1990s 0.0128 0.0122 0.0007 Belgium
2000s 0.0089 0.0088 0.0001 Belgium
2010s 0.0072 0.0069 0.0002 Belgium
2020s 0.0065 0.0067 0.0002 Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Belgium or Denmark?
Denmark, at 0.0071 against 0.0068 in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Belgium and Denmark?
0.0003, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
190 years are reported by both, from 1835 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Belgium ranks 169th and Denmark ranks 167th 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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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