American Samoa vs Belize: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
American Samoa
7.88 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belize
7.78 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
American Samoa rank
137th
Belize rank
139th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- American Samoa
- Belize
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 7.88 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.78 deaths per 1,000 people in Belize, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belize ahead.
American Samoa ranks 137th and Belize ranks 139th of 236 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Belize | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 116.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 59.91 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 1960s | 34.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 89.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.83 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 1970s | 19.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 1980s | 11.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 1990s | 10.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.15 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 2000s | 9.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.87 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 2010s | 8.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.71 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 2020s | 7.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5346 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, American Samoa or Belize?
- American Samoa, at 7.88 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.78 deaths per 1,000 people in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between American Samoa and Belize?
- 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Belize?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Belize rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- American Samoa ranks 137th and Belize ranks 139th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.