What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Belize and Peru?

0.02 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.

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.

Belize vs Peru: Infant mortality rate

Belize

1.08 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Peru

1.1 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Belize rank

112th

Peru rank

110th

Infant mortality rate over time

Belize
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 1.1 deaths per 100 live births against 1.08 deaths per 100 live births in Belize, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.

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

Belize ranks 112th and Peru ranks 110th 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	8.08 deaths per 100 live births	12.11 deaths per 100 live births	4.03 deaths per 100 live births	Peru
1970s	6.29 deaths per 100 live births	10.3 deaths per 100 live births	4 deaths per 100 live births	Peru
1980s	4.21 deaths per 100 live births	7.73 deaths per 100 live births	3.52 deaths per 100 live births	Peru
1990s	2.49 deaths per 100 live births	4.61 deaths per 100 live births	2.12 deaths per 100 live births	Peru
2000s	1.75 deaths per 100 live births	2.27 deaths per 100 live births	0.5197 deaths per 100 live births	Peru
2010s	1.34 deaths per 100 live births	1.42 deaths per 100 live births	0.0813 deaths per 100 live births	Peru
2020s	1.09 deaths per 100 live births	1.16 deaths per 100 live births	0.0684 deaths per 100 live births	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Belize or Peru?: Peru, at 1.1 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 Belize and Peru?: 0.02 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?: Belize ranks 112th and Peru ranks 110th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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