What is mortality rate, neonatal in Belize?

Mortality rate, neonatal in Belize was 9.2 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, neonatal recorded in Belize?

The highest recorded value was 36.3 per 1,000 live births in 1968.

What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Belize?

The lowest recorded value was 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Belize rank for mortality rate, neonatal?

Belize ranks 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Belize?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Belize

Name: Mortality rate, neonatal in Belize
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Belize: Mortality rate, neonatal was 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

9.2 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

87th

of 195 countries

All-time high

36.3 per 1,000 live births

in 1968

All-time low

9.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1968–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal in Belize, 1968–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Belize recorded 9.2 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Belize peaked at 36.3 per 1,000 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 9.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Belize ranks 87th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	35.85 per 1,000 live births	35.4 per 1,000 live births	36.3 per 1,000 live births	2
1970s	31.41 per 1,000 live births	28.1 per 1,000 live births	34.7 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	23.26 per 1,000 live births	19.5 per 1,000 live births	27.2 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	15.27 per 1,000 live births	12.5 per 1,000 live births	18.8 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	10.55 per 1,000 live births	9.6 per 1,000 live births	12.1 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	10.4 per 1,000 live births	9.6 per 1,000 live births	11 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	9.38 per 1,000 live births	9.2 per 1,000 live births	9.5 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Belize

84 Cambodia 9.5 per 1,000 live births compare
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84 Syria 9.5 per 1,000 live births compare
87 Indonesia 9.2 per 1,000 live births compare
89 Bahamas 9 per 1,000 live births compare
89 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9 per 1,000 live births compare
89 Vanuatu 9 per 1,000 live births compare

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Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 3,921 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,692 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, neonatal in Belize?: Mortality rate, neonatal in Belize was 9.2 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, neonatal recorded in Belize?: The highest recorded value was 36.3 per 1,000 live births in 1968.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Belize?: The lowest recorded value was 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Belize rank for mortality rate, neonatal?: Belize ranks 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Belize?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.