Belize vs United States of America: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Belize
37.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
United States of America
33.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Belize rank
9th
United States of America rank
12th
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Belize
- United States of America
How they compare
Belize currently reports 37.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 33.09 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 4.35 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was United States of America ahead.
Belize ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 12th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 79.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 67.78 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1970s | 31.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 47.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.62 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1980s | 27.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 1990s | 84.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 61.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 2000s | 66.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 39.9 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 2010s | 26.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 29.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, Belize or United States of America?
- Belize, at 37.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 33.09 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Belize and United States of America?
- 4.35 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and United States of America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Belize and United States of America rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Belize ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 12th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Unintentional injuries death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from unintentional injuries per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.