What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Belize and Vanuatu?

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Belize ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Vanuatu?

36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.

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.

Belize vs Vanuatu: Mortality rate, neonatal

Belize

9.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Vanuatu

9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Belize rank

87th

Vanuatu rank

89th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Belize
Vanuatu

How they compare

Belize currently reports 9.2 per 1,000 live births against 9 per 1,000 live births in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Belize ranks 87th and Vanuatu ranks 89th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1980s	19.5 per 1,000 live births	20.3 per 1,000 live births	0.8 per 1,000 live births	Vanuatu
1990s	15.27 per 1,000 live births	17.2 per 1,000 live births	1.93 per 1,000 live births	Vanuatu
2000s	10.55 per 1,000 live births	11.48 per 1,000 live births	0.93 per 1,000 live births	Vanuatu
2010s	10.4 per 1,000 live births	10.34 per 1,000 live births	0.06 per 1,000 live births	Belize
2020s	9.38 per 1,000 live births	9.4 per 1,000 live births	0.02 per 1,000 live births	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Belize or Vanuatu?: Belize, at 9.2 per 1,000 live births against 9 per 1,000 live births in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Belize and Vanuatu?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Vanuatu?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Belize and Vanuatu rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Belize ranks 87th and Vanuatu ranks 89th 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: 20 August 2026

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