Bahamas vs Belize: Infant mortality rate
Bahamas
1.11 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belize
1.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bahamas rank
109th
Belize rank
112th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Bahamas
- Belize
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1.11 deaths per 100 live births against 1.08 deaths per 100 live births in Belize, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Belize ahead.
Bahamas ranks 109th and Belize ranks 112th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Belize in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Belize | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | 7.92 deaths per 100 live births | 5.38 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 1970s | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 6.29 deaths per 100 live births | 3.67 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 1980s | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 1990s | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 2.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8715 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 2000s | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3344 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 2010s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0489 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 2020s | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0583 deaths per 100 live births | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Bahamas or Belize?
- Bahamas, at 1.11 deaths per 100 live births against 1.08 deaths per 100 live births in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Bahamas and Belize?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Belize?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Belize rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Bahamas ranks 109th and Belize ranks 112th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .