What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Belize?

Mortality rate, under-5, female in Belize was 11.4 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, under-5, female recorded in Belize?

The highest recorded value was 108.1 per 1,000 live births in 1967.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Belize?

The lowest recorded value was 11.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Belize rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?

Belize ranks 109th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Belize?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5, female in Belize

Name: Mortality rate, under-5, female 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, under-5, female was 11.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

11.4 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

109th

of 195 countries

All-time high

108.1 per 1,000 live births

in 1967

All-time low

11.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1967–2024

Mortality rate, under-5, female 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

The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5, female in Belize is 11.4 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Belize peaked at 108.1 per 1,000 live births in 1967 and was at its lowest, 11.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Belize ranks 109th of 195 countries on this measure, 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	103.27 per 1,000 live births	98.4 per 1,000 live births	108.1 per 1,000 live births	3
1970s	77.63 per 1,000 live births	63.5 per 1,000 live births	94 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	49.43 per 1,000 live births	38 per 1,000 live births	60.9 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	28.28 per 1,000 live births	22.8 per 1,000 live births	35.7 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	19.46 per 1,000 live births	17.5 per 1,000 live births	22 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	14.49 per 1,000 live births	12.1 per 1,000 live births	17 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	11.62 per 1,000 live births	11.4 per 1,000 live births	11.9 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Belize

106 Jordan 11.7 per 1,000 live births compare
107 Peru 11.6 per 1,000 live births compare
107 Uzbekistan 11.6 per 1,000 live births compare
109 Bahamas 11.4 per 1,000 live births compare
111 Tunisia 11.3 per 1,000 live births compare
112 Ecuador 11.2 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Belize?: Mortality rate, under-5, female in Belize was 11.4 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, under-5, female recorded in Belize?: The highest recorded value was 108.1 per 1,000 live births in 1967.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Belize?: The lowest recorded value was 11.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Belize rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?: Belize ranks 109th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Belize?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5, female (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, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.