Which has higher number of deaths, Belize or Iceland?

Iceland, at 2,613 deaths against 2,022 deaths in Belize as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Belize and Iceland?

591 deaths, with Iceland ahead.

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

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 deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Iceland: Number of deaths

Belize

2,022 deaths

in 2023

Iceland

2,613 deaths

in 2023

Belize rank

180th

Iceland rank

178th

Number of deaths over time

Belize
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2,613 deaths against 2,022 deaths in Belize, a difference of 591 deaths.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.

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

Belize ranks 180th and Iceland ranks 178th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,233 deaths	1,140 deaths	93.1 deaths	Belize
1960s	1,168 deaths	1,324 deaths	155.5 deaths	Iceland
1970s	1,081 deaths	1,457 deaths	375.9 deaths	Iceland
1980s	1,085 deaths	1,659 deaths	574.2 deaths	Iceland
1990s	1,127 deaths	1,819 deaths	692 deaths	Iceland
2000s	1,450 deaths	1,882 deaths	432.4 deaths	Iceland
2010s	1,812 deaths	2,156 deaths	344.2 deaths	Iceland
2020s	2,182 deaths	2,524 deaths	342.25 deaths	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Belize or Iceland?: Iceland, at 2,613 deaths against 2,022 deaths in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Belize and Iceland?: 591 deaths, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Iceland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belize and Iceland rank globally for number of deaths?: Belize ranks 180th and Iceland ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
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

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