Belgium vs Netherlands: Children died before five per woman
Belgium
0.0068
in 2024
Netherlands
0.0069
in 2024
Belgium rank
169th
Netherlands rank
168th
Children died before five per woman over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.0069 against 0.0068 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0001.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 169th and Netherlands ranks 168th of 200 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 10 and Netherlands in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.33 | 1.49 | 0.1605 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 1.19 | 1.5 | 0.3079 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 1.29 | 1.59 | 0.3059 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 1.28 | 1.65 | 0.3724 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 1.11 | 1.47 | 0.3565 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.9833 | 1.17 | 0.1871 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.7486 | 0.8411 | 0.0925 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.6043 | 0.5602 | 0.0441 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.3477 | 0.317 | 0.0307 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.2259 | 0.1518 | 0.0741 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.1984 | 0.1773 | 0.0211 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.1125 | 0.0805 | 0.032 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.073 | 0.056 | 0.017 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.0371 | 0.0257 | 0.0114 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.0193 | 0.015 | 0.0043 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.0128 | 0.0114 | 0.0015 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.0089 | 0.0094 | 0.0004 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.0072 | 0.007 | 0.0002 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.0065 | 0.0067 | 0.0002 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children died before five per woman, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.0069 against 0.0068 in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.0001, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for children died before five per woman?
- Belgium ranks 169th and Netherlands ranks 168th 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.