Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Belize or Samoa?

Samoa, at 72 deaths against 64 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Samoa: Number of infants who die before age 1

Belize

64 deaths

in 2023

Samoa

72 deaths

in 2023

Belize rank

168th

Samoa rank

166th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Belize
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 72 deaths against 64 deaths in Belize, a difference of 8 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.

Belize ranks 168th 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	444.1 deaths	485.5 deaths	41.4 deaths	Samoa
1960s	389.7 deaths	402.6 deaths	12.9 deaths	Samoa
1970s	328.2 deaths	258.2 deaths	70 deaths	Belize
1980s	268.2 deaths	175 deaths	93.2 deaths	Belize
1990s	172.5 deaths	123.8 deaths	48.7 deaths	Belize
2000s	131.6 deaths	94.5 deaths	37.1 deaths	Belize
2010s	100.1 deaths	92.7 deaths	7.4 deaths	Belize
2020s	66.75 deaths	78 deaths	11.25 deaths	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Belize or Samoa?: Samoa, at 72 deaths against 64 deaths in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Belize and Samoa?: 8 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 infants who die before age 1?: Belize ranks 168th 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.