Belgium vs Monaco: Number of child deaths per woman

Belgium
0.0068 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Monaco
0.0062 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Belgium rank
169th
Monaco rank
172nd

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Belgium
  • Monaco
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman in Monaco, a difference of 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Monaco's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 169th and Monaco ranks 172nd of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Monaco in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Monaco Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0171 under-five deaths per woman 0.0162 under-five deaths per woman 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman Belgium
1990s 0.0128 under-five deaths per woman 0.0112 under-five deaths per woman 0.0016 under-five deaths per woman Belgium
2000s 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman 0.0092 under-five deaths per woman 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman Monaco
2010s 0.0072 under-five deaths per woman 0.0078 under-five deaths per woman 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman Monaco
2020s 0.006 under-five deaths per woman 0.0063 under-five deaths per woman 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman Monaco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Belgium or Monaco?
Belgium, at 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman in Monaco as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Belgium and Monaco?
0.0006 under-five deaths per woman, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Monaco?
37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Monaco rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Belgium ranks 169th and Monaco ranks 172nd 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

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).