Belize vs Ecuador: Child mortality rate
Belize
1.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ecuador
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belize rank
111th
Ecuador rank
108th
Child mortality rate 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 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Ecuador ahead.
Belize ranks 111th and Ecuador ranks 108th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.99 deaths per 100 live births | 14.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 8.35 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 | 0.279 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.009 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 2020s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.032 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 rate 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?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Ecuador rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Belize ranks 111th and Ecuador ranks 108th of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.