Mortality rate, infant in Belize
Belize: Mortality rate, infant was 10.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, infant in Belize, 1967–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Belize stood at 10.8 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Belize peaked at 84.1 per 1,000 live births in 1967 and was at its lowest, 10.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Belize 110th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.83 per 1,000 live births | 77.6 per 1,000 live births | 84.1 per 1,000 live births | 3 |
| 1970s | 62.94 per 1,000 live births | 52.9 per 1,000 live births | 74.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.11 per 1,000 live births | 33 per 1,000 live births | 50.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.87 per 1,000 live births | 20.3 per 1,000 live births | 31 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.47 per 1,000 live births | 15.9 per 1,000 live births | 19.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4 per 1,000 live births | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.94 per 1,000 live births | 10.8 per 1,000 live births | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Belize
- Age dependency ratio 46.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 3,803 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 3,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 3,769 (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 38.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,730 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 3,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 3,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 3,931 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Belize?
- Mortality rate, infant in Belize was 10.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1 per 1,000 live births in 1967.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Belize ranks 110th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.