Belgium vs Denmark: Number of child deaths per woman
Belgium
0.0068 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Denmark
0.0071 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Belgium rank
169th
Denmark rank
167th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman in Belgium, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.
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 under-five deaths per woman | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3759 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1840s | 1.33 under-five deaths per woman | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2368 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1850s | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1503 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1860s | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9257 under-five deaths per woman | 0.362 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1870s | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8631 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4164 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1880s | 1.11 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8653 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2433 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.9833 under-five deaths per woman | 0.782 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2013 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.7486 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5786 under-five deaths per woman | 0.17 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.6043 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3941 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2102 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.3477 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2735 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0742 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.2259 under-five deaths per woman | 0.176 under-five deaths per woman | 0.05 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.1984 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1409 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0576 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.1125 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0758 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0366 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.073 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0531 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0199 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.0371 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0243 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0128 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.0193 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0143 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.0128 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0122 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0007 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0072 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Belgium or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, 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 number of child deaths per woman?
- Belgium ranks 169th and Denmark ranks 167th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).