Belize vs Ecuador: Child mortality
Belize
1.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ecuador
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belize rank
112th
Ecuador rank
111th
Child mortality over time
- Belize
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.29 deaths per 100 live births against 1.27 deaths per 100 live births in Belize, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 112th and Ecuador ranks 111th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 45.25 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 4.65 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 1810s | 42.13 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 1820s | 39.22 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1830s | 36.51 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 4.09 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1840s | 33.99 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 6.61 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1850s | 31.64 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 8.95 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 29.46 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 11.14 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 27.43 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 13.17 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 25.53 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 15.06 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 23.77 deaths per 100 live births | 40.58 deaths per 100 live births | 16.81 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 22.13 deaths per 100 live births | 40.28 deaths per 100 live births | 18.15 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 20.6 deaths per 100 live births | 39.45 deaths per 100 live births | 18.85 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 19.18 deaths per 100 live births | 38.5 deaths per 100 live births | 19.32 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 18.25 deaths per 100 live births | 36.86 deaths per 100 live births | 18.61 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 17.83 deaths per 100 live births | 27.89 deaths per 100 live births | 10.06 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 15.83 deaths per 100 live births | 20.61 deaths per 100 live births | 4.78 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 12.07 deaths per 100 live births | 15.58 deaths per 100 live births | 3.51 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 8.34 deaths per 100 live births | 11.67 deaths per 100 live births | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 5.41 deaths per 100 live births | 7.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 3.14 deaths per 100 live births | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2772 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0083 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 2020s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0335 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Belize or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1.29 deaths per 100 live births against 1.27 deaths per 100 live births in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Belize and Ecuador?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Ecuador?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Ecuador rank globally for child mortality?
- Belize ranks 112th and Ecuador ranks 111th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.