Belize vs Guatemala: Mortality rate, neonatal

Belize
9.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guatemala
9.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Belize rank
87th
Guatemala rank
84th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Belize
  • Guatemala
102030405060196419942024

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 9.5 per 1,000 live births against 9.2 per 1,000 live births in Belize, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 87th and Guatemala ranks 84th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Guatemala Difference Ahead
1960s 35.85 per 1,000 live births 52.9 per 1,000 live births 17.05 per 1,000 live births Guatemala
1970s 31.41 per 1,000 live births 45.4 per 1,000 live births 13.99 per 1,000 live births Guatemala
1980s 23.26 per 1,000 live births 33.67 per 1,000 live births 10.41 per 1,000 live births Guatemala
1990s 15.27 per 1,000 live births 24.99 per 1,000 live births 9.72 per 1,000 live births Guatemala
2000s 10.55 per 1,000 live births 18.73 per 1,000 live births 8.18 per 1,000 live births Guatemala
2010s 10.4 per 1,000 live births 13.39 per 1,000 live births 2.99 per 1,000 live births Guatemala
2020s 9.38 per 1,000 live births 10.16 per 1,000 live births 0.78 per 1,000 live births Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Belize or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 9.5 per 1,000 live births against 9.2 per 1,000 live births in Belize as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Belize and Guatemala?
0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guatemala?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Belize and Guatemala rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Belize ranks 87th and Guatemala ranks 84th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.