Belize vs Peru: Youth mortality rate
Belize
1.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Peru
1.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belize rank
110th
Peru rank
108th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Belize
- Peru
How they compare
Peru 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 Peru ahead.
Belize ranks 110th and Peru ranks 108th of 199 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.81 deaths per 100 live births | 11.77 deaths per 100 live births | 5.96 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1990s | 3.63 deaths per 100 live births | 6.75 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.63 deaths per 100 live births | 3.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5703 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0398 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1082 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Belize or Peru?
- Peru, 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 Peru?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Peru?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Peru rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Belize ranks 110th and Peru ranks 108th 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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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.