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