Belize vs Ecuador: Infant mortality rate by sex
Belize
0.9679 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ecuador
0.9437 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belize rank
112th
Ecuador rank
114th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Belize
- Ecuador
How they compare
Belize currently reports 0.9679 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0242 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Ecuador ahead.
Belize ranks 112th and Ecuador ranks 114th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.38 deaths per 100 live births | 9.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 5.71 deaths per 100 live births | 7.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 3.76 deaths per 100 live births | 4.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6701 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1312 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0581 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 2020s | 0.9799 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9634 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0164 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Belize or Ecuador?
- Belize, at 0.9679 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Belize and Ecuador?
- 0.0242 deaths per 100 live births, with Belize 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 infant mortality rate by sex?
- Belize ranks 112th and Ecuador ranks 114th 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 .