Belize vs Peru: Infant mortality rate by sex

Belize
0.9679 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Peru
0.9841 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belize rank
112th
Peru rank
109th

Infant mortality rate by sex over time

  • Belize
  • Peru
051015195419892024

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.9841 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9679 deaths per 100 live births in Belize, a difference of 0.0162 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 112th and Peru ranks 109th of 199 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 7.38 deaths per 100 live births 11.12 deaths per 100 live births 3.75 deaths per 100 live births Peru
1970s 5.71 deaths per 100 live births 9.48 deaths per 100 live births 3.77 deaths per 100 live births Peru
1980s 3.76 deaths per 100 live births 7.11 deaths per 100 live births 3.35 deaths per 100 live births Peru
1990s 2.21 deaths per 100 live births 4.24 deaths per 100 live births 2.02 deaths per 100 live births Peru
2000s 1.57 deaths per 100 live births 2.04 deaths per 100 live births 0.4777 deaths per 100 live births Peru
2010s 1.2 deaths per 100 live births 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 0.0698 deaths per 100 live births Peru
2020s 0.9799 deaths per 100 live births 1.04 deaths per 100 live births 0.061 deaths per 100 live births Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Belize or Peru?
Peru, at 0.9841 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 Peru?
0.0162 deaths per 100 live births, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Peru?
58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Belize and Peru rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
Belize ranks 112th and Peru ranks 109th 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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Indicator
Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .