Belize vs Colombia: Infant mortality rate by sex
Belize
0.9679 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Colombia
0.9336 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belize rank
112th
Colombia rank
115th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Belize
- Colombia
How they compare
Belize currently reports 0.9679 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9336 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia, a difference of 0.0343 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 112th and Colombia ranks 115th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Colombia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.38 deaths per 100 live births | 7.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3089 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 1970s | 5.71 deaths per 100 live births | 5.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1947 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 1980s | 3.76 deaths per 100 live births | 3.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4543 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 1990s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0472 deaths per 100 live births | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1152 deaths per 100 live births | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0529 deaths per 100 live births | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.9799 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9929 deaths per 100 live births | 0.013 deaths per 100 live births | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Belize or Colombia?
- Belize, at 0.9679 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9336 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Belize and Colombia?
- 0.0343 deaths per 100 live births, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Colombia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Colombia rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Belize ranks 112th and Colombia ranks 115th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .