Belize vs Ecuador: Mortality rate, under-5

Belize
12.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ecuador
12.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Belize rank
109th
Ecuador rank
106th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Belize
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 12.9 per 1,000 live births against 12.7 per 1,000 live births in Belize, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Ecuador ahead.

Belize ranks 109th and Ecuador ranks 106th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Ecuador Difference Ahead
1960s 109.93 per 1,000 live births 142.5 per 1,000 live births 32.57 per 1,000 live births Ecuador
1970s 83.45 per 1,000 live births 116.66 per 1,000 live births 33.21 per 1,000 live births Ecuador
1980s 54.11 per 1,000 live births 72.39 per 1,000 live births 18.28 per 1,000 live births Ecuador
1990s 31.36 per 1,000 live births 42.09 per 1,000 live births 10.73 per 1,000 live births Ecuador
2000s 21.53 per 1,000 live births 24.32 per 1,000 live births 2.79 per 1,000 live births Ecuador
2010s 16.05 per 1,000 live births 15.96 per 1,000 live births 0.09 per 1,000 live births Belize
2020s 12.9 per 1,000 live births 13.22 per 1,000 live births 0.32 per 1,000 live births Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Belize or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 12.9 per 1,000 live births against 12.7 per 1,000 live births in Belize as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Belize and Ecuador?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Ecuador?
58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Belize and Ecuador rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Belize ranks 109th and Ecuador ranks 106th 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, under-5 (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, under-5 (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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.