Child mortality rate: Belgium

0.37% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 191 years from 1834 to 2024 are below.

Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.

Every year

Year	Value (deaths per 100 live births)
2024	0.37
2023	0.37
2022	0.38
2021	0.38
2020	0.39
2019	0.39
2018	0.4
2017	0.4
2016	0.41
2015	0.41
2014	0.41
2013	0.42
2012	0.43
2011	0.44
2010	0.45
2009	0.46
2008	0.47
2007	0.48
2006	0.49
2005	0.5
2004	0.52
2003	0.53
2002	0.55
2001	0.57
2000	0.59
1999	0.61
1998	0.64
1997	0.67
1996	0.72
1995	0.76
1994	0.82
1993	0.87
1992	0.92
1991	0.96
1990	1
1989	1.03
1988	1.07
1987	1.1
1986	1.14
1985	1.18
1984	1.22
1983	1.27
1982	1.33
1981	1.39
1980	1.45
1979	1.52
1978	1.59
1977	1.67
1976	1.76
1975	1.86
1974	1.96
1973	2.08
1972	2.19
1971	2.3
1970	2.39
1969	2.48
1968	2.55
1967	2.63
1966	2.7
1965	2.79
1964	2.89
1963	3
1962	3.12
1961	3.25
1960	3.39
1959	3.57
1958	3.77
1957	4.01
1956	4.27
1955	4.54
1954	4.81
1953	5.09
1952	5.38
1951	5.69
1950	6.01
1949	6.35
1948	6.78
1947	7.78
1946	9.4
1945	11.82
1944	10.19
1943	9.77
1942	10.35
1941	10.36
1940	10.67
1939	10.01
1938	10.22
1937	10.29
1936	10.52
1935	10.25
1934	10.04
1933	11.2
1932	11.52
1931	10.99
1930	12.93
1929	14.03
1928	12.08
1927	12.58
1926	13.2
1925	12.95
1924	12.02
1923	13.01
1922	14.63
1921	15.75
1920	16.02
1919	18.32
1918	21.28
1917	22.41
1916	17.91
1915	19.6
1914	20.53
1913	17.94
1912	17.66
1911	21.83
1910	19.38
1909	19.59
1908	20.7
1907	18.86
1906	21.05
1905	20.2
1904	21.24
1903	21.28
1902	20.79
1901	20.41
1900	23.45
1899	24.02
1898	22.4
1897	21.08
1896	21.7
1895	24.68
1894	22.59
1893	25.54
1892	26.18
1891	25.54
1890	25.62
1889	25.1
1888	24.83
1887	23.16
1886	26.59
1885	23.03
1884	24.9
1883	23.54
1882	23.35
1881	24.19
1880	27.47
1879	24.63
1878	23.96
1877	24.04
1876	25.05
1875	27.27
1874	24.36
1873	25.21
1872	29.43
1871	34.05
1870	27.5
1869	26.45
1868	27.04
1867	25.83
1866	31.98
1865	31.75
1864	28.92
1863	28.01
1862	25.89
1861	27.34
1860	22.4
1859	29.23
1858	27.94
1857	28.33
1856	27.9
1855	30.8
1854	28.03
1853	25.41
1852	25.83
1851	25.85
1850	24.37
1849	29.16
1848	27.01
1847	30.45
1846	29.39
1845	26.15
1844	25.02
1843	27.49
1842	29.32
1841	27.54
1840	29.59
1839	30.08
1838	30.9
1837	30.08
1836	28.11
1835	27.16
1834	31.23