Belgium (2024)
3.5
per 1,000 live births
+12.9% YoY
YoY Change
+12.9%
per 1,000 live births
Trend
up
Series length
20
years of data

Data

Belgium Infant Mortality Rate (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year per 1,000 live births YoY Change
2024 3.5 +12.9%
2023 3.1 +6.9%
2022 2.9 unchanged
2021 2.9 -12.1%
2020 3.3 -10.8%
2019 3.7 -2.6%
2018 3.8 +5.6%
2017 3.6 +12.5%
2016 3.2 -3.0%
2015 3.3 -2.9%
2014 3.4 -2.9%
2013 3.5 -7.9%
2012 3.8 +11.8%
2011 3.4 -5.6%
2010 3.6 +2.9%
2009 3.5 -7.9%
2008 3.8 -2.6%
2007 3.9 -2.5%
2006 4 +8.1%
2005 3.7 n/a

About this Dataset

Belgium recorded 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. The latest change was +0.4. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 2.9 in 2022 to 4 in 2006.

This page tracks the infant mortality rate (deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births) in Belgium from 2005 to present. Show long-run improvements and current EU ranking.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the infant mortality rate (deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births) in Belgium from 2005 to present. Show long-run improvements and current EU ranking. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations).

The series peaked at 4 per 1,000 live births in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.9 in 2022. The latest reading of 3.5 in 2024 represents a change of +0.4.