Belize vs British Virgin Islands: Infant mortality by sex
Belize
1.19 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
British Virgin Islands
1.13 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belize rank
111th
British Virgin Islands rank
114th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Belize
- British Virgin Islands
How they compare
Belize currently reports 1.19 deaths per 100 live births against 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 111th and British Virgin Islands ranks 114th of 199 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | British Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.74 deaths per 100 live births | 5.17 deaths per 100 live births | 3.57 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 1970s | 6.85 deaths per 100 live births | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2.96 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 1980s | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 1990s | 2.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9279 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 2000s | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4675 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 2010s | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1298 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 2020s | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0117 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Belize or British Virgin Islands?
- Belize, at 1.19 deaths per 100 live births against 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Belize and British Virgin Islands?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and British Virgin Islands?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Belize and British Virgin Islands rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Belize ranks 111th and British Virgin Islands ranks 114th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .