What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Belize and Mexico?

0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Mexico ahead.

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

44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Mexico: Youth mortality rate

Belize

1.51 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Mexico

1.57 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Belize rank

110th

Mexico rank

109th

Youth mortality rate over time

Belize
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 1.57 deaths per 100 live births against 1.51 deaths per 100 live births in Belize, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mexico ahead.

Belize ranks 110th and Mexico ranks 109th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.81 deaths per 100 live births	6.29 deaths per 100 live births	0.48 deaths per 100 live births	Mexico
1990s	3.63 deaths per 100 live births	4.02 deaths per 100 live births	0.392 deaths per 100 live births	Mexico
2000s	2.63 deaths per 100 live births	2.59 deaths per 100 live births	0.0446 deaths per 100 live births	Belize
2010s	1.96 deaths per 100 live births	1.95 deaths per 100 live births	0.0057 deaths per 100 live births	Belize
2020s	1.55 deaths per 100 live births	1.66 deaths per 100 live births	0.113 deaths per 100 live births	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Belize or Mexico?: Mexico, at 1.57 deaths per 100 live births against 1.51 deaths per 100 live births in Belize as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Belize and Mexico?: 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Mexico?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Belize and Mexico rank globally for youth mortality rate?: Belize ranks 110th and Mexico ranks 109th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.