Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Belize or Lithuania?

Belize, at 76 deaths against 72 deaths in Lithuania as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Lithuania: Number of children who die before age 5

Belize

76 deaths

in 2023

Lithuania

72 deaths

in 2023

Belize rank

169th

Lithuania rank

172nd

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Belize
Lithuania

How they compare

Belize currently reports 76 deaths against 72 deaths in Lithuania, a difference of 4 deaths.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lithuania ahead.

Belize ranks 169th and Lithuania ranks 172nd of 236 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	611 deaths	3,429 deaths	2,818 deaths	Lithuania
1960s	533.9 deaths	1,948 deaths	1,414 deaths	Lithuania
1970s	416.3 deaths	1,194 deaths	778 deaths	Lithuania
1980s	331.3 deaths	969.2 deaths	637.9 deaths	Lithuania
1990s	208.7 deaths	698.2 deaths	489.5 deaths	Lithuania
2000s	159.7 deaths	280.8 deaths	121.1 deaths	Lithuania
2010s	119.5 deaths	146 deaths	26.5 deaths	Lithuania
2020s	82 deaths	83.5 deaths	1.5 deaths	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Belize or Lithuania?: Belize, at 76 deaths against 72 deaths in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Belize and Lithuania?: 4 deaths, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Lithuania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belize and Lithuania rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Belize ranks 169th and Lithuania ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.