Belgium vs Switzerland: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Belgium
0.3%
in 2023
Switzerland
0.3%
in 2023
Belgium rank
206th
Switzerland rank
203rd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 143 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Switzerland ahead.
Belgium ranks 206th and Switzerland ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 11 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 12.7% | 18.9% | 6.2% | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 14.9% | 15.2% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 15.1% | 13.5% | 1.6% | Belgium |
| 1900s | 13.8% | 11.5% | 2.3% | Belgium |
| 1910s | 12.6% | 9.0% | 3.7% | Belgium |
| 1920s | 9.1% | 5.5% | 3.7% | Belgium |
| 1930s | 7.5% | 4.1% | 3.4% | Belgium |
| 1940s | 6.9% | 3.5% | 3.3% | Belgium |
| 1950s | 3.6% | 2.3% | 1.3% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Belgium ranks 206th and Switzerland ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.