Belize vs Colombia: Infant mortality rate
Belize
1.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Colombia
1.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belize rank
112th
Colombia rank
114th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Belize
- Colombia
How they compare
Belize currently reports 1.08 deaths per 100 live births against 1.05 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia, a difference of 0.03 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 114th 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 | 8.08 deaths per 100 live births | 7.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3014 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 1970s | 6.29 deaths per 100 live births | 6.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1363 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 1980s | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | 3.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4574 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 1990s | 2.49 deaths per 100 live births | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0947 deaths per 100 live births | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1602 deaths per 100 live births | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.077 deaths per 100 live births | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0243 deaths per 100 live births | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Belize or Colombia?
- Belize, at 1.08 deaths per 100 live births against 1.05 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Belize and Colombia?
- 0.03 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?
- Belize ranks 112th and Colombia 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. 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 .