Number of neonatal deaths in Belize
Belize: Number of neonatal deaths was 69 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
69
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 195 countries
All-time high
170
in 1977
All-time low
62
in 2021
Years of data
56
1969–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Belize, 1969–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Belize recorded 69 for number of neonatal deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Belize peaked at 170 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 62, in 2021.
Belize ranks 157th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 158 | 158 | 158 | 1 |
| 1970s | 165.3 | 159 | 170 | 10 |
| 1980s | 146.8 | 131 | 167 | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.7 | 89 | 128 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.1 | 69 | 88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8 | 72 | 83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8 | 62 | 69 | 5 |
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More health data for Belize
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,538 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 46.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 3,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,627 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 3,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 3,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,692 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3,869 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Belize?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Belize was 69 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 170 in 1977.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Belize ranks 157th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.