Belize vs Iran: Infant mortality rate by sex
Belize
0.9679 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iran
0.9728 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belize rank
112th
Iran rank
111th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Belize
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.9728 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9679 deaths per 100 live births in Belize, a difference of 0.0049 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 112th and Iran ranks 111th of 199 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.59 deaths per 100 live births | 11.79 deaths per 100 live births | 6.21 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 1980s | 3.76 deaths per 100 live births | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | 2.81 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 1990s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.791 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 2010s | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1685 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.9799 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0623 deaths per 100 live births | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Belize or Iran?
- Iran, at 0.9728 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9679 deaths per 100 live births in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Belize and Iran?
- 0.0049 deaths per 100 live births, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Iran?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Iran rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Belize ranks 112th and Iran ranks 111th 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 .