Belize vs Vanuatu: Neonatal mortality rate
Belize
0.9213 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.8983 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belize rank
88th
Vanuatu rank
91st
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Belize
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Belize currently reports 0.9213 deaths per 100 live births against 0.8983 deaths per 100 live births in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.023 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Belize ranks 88th and Vanuatu ranks 91st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0807 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1942 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0924 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0063 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
| 2020s | 0.939 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9388 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0002 deaths per 100 live births | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Belize or Vanuatu?
- Belize, at 0.9213 deaths per 100 live births against 0.8983 deaths per 100 live births in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Belize and Vanuatu?
- 0.023 deaths per 100 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 neonatal mortality rate?
- Belize ranks 88th and Vanuatu ranks 91st 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .