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

Samoa, at 86 deaths against 76 deaths in Belize as of 2023.

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

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 Samoa: Number of children who die before age 5

Belize

76 deaths

in 2023

Samoa

86 deaths

in 2023

Belize rank

169th

Samoa rank

166th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Belize
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 86 deaths against 76 deaths in Belize, a difference of 10 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.

Belize ranks 169th and Samoa ranks 166th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	611 deaths	663.4 deaths	52.4 deaths	Samoa
1960s	533.9 deaths	536 deaths	2.1 deaths	Samoa
1970s	416.3 deaths	328 deaths	88.3 deaths	Belize
1980s	331.3 deaths	212.3 deaths	119 deaths	Belize
1990s	208.7 deaths	148.5 deaths	60.2 deaths	Belize
2000s	159.7 deaths	114.7 deaths	45 deaths	Belize
2010s	119.5 deaths	112 deaths	7.5 deaths	Belize
2020s	82 deaths	94 deaths	12 deaths	Samoa

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 Samoa?: Samoa, at 86 deaths against 76 deaths in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Belize and Samoa?: 10 deaths, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Samoa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belize and Samoa rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Belize ranks 169th and Samoa ranks 166th 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.