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
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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

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
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, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .