๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Infant Mortality Rate of Belgium

2.69
Infant Mortality Rate
315
Infant Deaths
111,440
Overall Deaths

The current infant mortality rate of Belgium is 2.6943 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. A -2.91% decrease from 2023, when the infant mortality rate was 2.7751 and 324 infants died for the year. In the future, Belgium's infant mortality rate is projected to decrease to 0.6081 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100. A total decrease of Belgium's infant mortality rate by -77.43% from today's standard. This positive trend of Belgium's infant mortality rate can broadly be attributed to improvements in hygiene, water quality, and living conditions that reduced the spread of infections. The avalibality of midwife-led continuity of care (MLCC) from professional midwives according to international standard also plays a role in the overall decrease of the infant mortality rate.

Historic Infant Mortality Rate of Belgium (1950-2024)

Belgium has seen a decrease of the infant mortality rate since the 1950's. From 52.668 to 2.6943 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, a decrease of -94.88% in total.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
1950 52.668 7,646 108,041
1951 49.3669 7,032 109,764
1952 45.1834 6,508 104,187
1953 41.4696 6,049 105,792
1954 41.4572 6,137 105,059
1955 40.4271 6,007 108,704
1956 39.2365 5,864 108,790
1957 36.0797 5,480 107,744
1958 31.3888 4,846 106,110
1959 30.3139 4,772 103,981
1960 30.6292 4,764 114,030
1961 28.1901 4,469 107,014
1962 27.0981 4,234 112,871
1963 27.269 4,330 117,013
1964 25.3549 4,066 110,269
1965 23.1542 3,604 115,216
1966 24.2559 3,657 115,762
1967 22.5037 3,277 115,252
1968 21.3224 3,002 121,896
1969 21.1774 2,979 120,597
1970 21.1309 2,991 118,888
1971 20.1647 2,847 119,595
1972 18.4786 2,519 117,479
1973 17.1025 2,219 118,262
1974 16.9927 2,107 116,198
1975 15.8068 1,890 119,536
1976 15.3495 1,838 118,940
1977 13.6344 1,638 112,715
1978 13.2222 1,598 115,529
1979 12.3189 1,503 112,131
1980 12.1511 1,491 113,796
1981 11.4156 1,404 112,387
1982 11.017 1,333 112,052
1983 10.3951 1,229 114,676
1984 9.927 1,156 110,904
1985 9.7162 1,120 111,917
1986 9.7079 1,139 111,784
1987 9.5936 1,132 105,507
1988 9.0497 1,083 104,840
1989 8.5548 1,033 107,556
1990 8.0182 988 104,342
1991 8.344 1,045 104,380
1992 8.0925 1,006 104,419
1993 7.8997 952 107,035
1994 7.4327 865 103,861
1995 6.0202 691 105,084
1996 5.333 615 104,722
1997 5.549 640 104,080
1998 5.1469 586 104,841
1999 4.8751 555 105,175
2000 4.8487 561 105,330
2001 4.5199 522 103,841
2002 4.369 496 106,079
2003 4.1242 470 107,257
2004 3.8285 447 102,274
2005 3.7369 447 103,473
2006 4.0581 496 101,772
2007 4.0953 508 102,358
2008 3.837 486 104,877
2009 3.4635 439 104,712
2010 3.6273 466 105,369
2011 3.3344 423 104,226
2012 3.7459 472 109,049
2013 3.4393 427 109,419
2014 3.3622 416 104,790
2015 3.2442 395 110,843
2016 3.155 382 108,163
2017 3.5521 425 109,875
2018 3.7222 440 110,929
2019 3.6281 423 109,123
2020 3.1891 367 127,440
2021 3.4744 404 110,280
2022 2.8668 335 110,497
2023 2.7751 324 110,911
2024 2.6943 315 111,440

Future Infant Mortality Rate of Belgium (2024-2100)

Belgium's positive downward trend in the infant mortality rate is set to decrease even further in the future. Where the infant mortality rate will shrink from 2.6943 to an average of 0.6081 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. An additional decrease of -77.43% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
2024 2.6943 315 111,440
2025 2.6145 304 111,890
2026 2.5402 294 112,405
2027 2.4657 284 112,866
2028 2.398 276 113,447
2029 2.3329 267 114,086
2030 2.27 259 114,807
2031 2.2097 252 115,630
2032 2.1549 246 116,650
2033 2.0992 240 117,707
2034 2.0539 236 119,096
2035 2.0041 230 120,409
2036 1.9561 226 121,792
2037 1.9133 221 123,331
2038 1.8683 217 124,809
2039 1.8303 213 126,475
2040 1.7928 209 128,114
2041 1.7524 204 129,561
2042 1.7158 200 131,051
2043 1.6815 195 132,544
2044 1.647 190 133,887
2045 1.6111 185 135,066
2046 1.5824 181 136,417
2047 1.5509 175 137,527
2048 1.518 170 138,474
2049 1.4896 166 139,507
2050 1.4627 162 140,483
2051 1.4325 158 141,173
2052 1.4053 154 141,852
2053 1.3787 150 142,411
2054 1.3544 147 142,914
2055 1.3312 143 143,279
2056 1.3051 140 143,316
2057 1.2827 137 143,400
2058 1.2595 134 143,282
2059 1.2371 132 143,050
2060 1.2153 129 142,724
2061 1.1939 126 142,323
2062 1.1733 124 141,867
2063 1.1533 122 141,389
2064 1.1322 120 140,833
2065 1.1108 118 140,261
2066 1.0943 116 140,034
2067 1.0742 114 139,556
2068 1.0534 112 139,069
2069 1.0363 110 138,905
2070 1.0195 108 138,815
2071 1.0031 106 138,800
2072 0.9873 104 138,855
2073 0.969 102 138,752
2074 0.9538 101 138,952
2075 0.938 99 139,100
2076 0.9223 97 139,218
2077 0.9054 95 139,277
2078 0.8907 93 139,470
2079 0.876 91 139,584
2080 0.8632 89 139,802
2081 0.8469 87 139,678
2082 0.8335 85 139,683
2083 0.82 84 139,649
2084 0.805 82 139,392
2085 0.7914 80 139,165
2086 0.778 78 138,878
2087 0.7652 77 138,514
2088 0.7512 75 137,962
2089 0.7381 74 137,409
2090 0.727 73 136,987
2091 0.7145 71 136,403
2092 0.7021 70 135,864
2093 0.6908 69 135,416
2094 0.6779 68 134,911
2095 0.6664 66 134,637
2096 0.6545 65 134,347
2097 0.6433 64 134,208
2098 0.6318 63 134,134
2099 0.6198 61 134,035
2100 0.6081 60 134,095

What is Infant Mortality Rate?

Mortality rate is a measure of the frequency of occurrence of death in a defined population during a specified interval. Infant mortality rate refers to the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given population. It is an important indicator of the overall health and well-being of a society, as well as the quality of healthcare and socio-economic conditions.

How is Infant Mortality Rate calculated?

The infant mortality rate or IMR for short is the number of children that die under one year of age in a given year, per 1,000 live births. Thus, infant mortality rates are calculated as the number of deaths in the first year of life divided by the number of live births, multiplied by 1000.

Infant Mortality Rate Formula

Infant Mortality Rate = deaths under 1 year / live births * 1000

What Countries have the Lowest Infant Mortality Rate?

In general, developed countries tend to have lower infant mortality rates due to better access to healthcare, advanced medical facilities, and public health initiatives. In contrast, developing countries often have higher rates due to various factors such as limited access to healthcare, inadequate nutrition, poor sanitation, and infectious diseases.

Infant Mortality Rate numbers for country change each year, thus we provide a list of countries with the lowest infant mortality rate in 2024, and previous years dating back to the 1950's.

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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