Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Belize
Belize: Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group was 1.27 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Belize is 1.27, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Belize peaked at 4.02 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.27, in 2024.
That places Belize 88th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.18 | 2.56 | 4.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.17 | 1.95 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 | 1.36 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 | 1.27 | 1.33 | 5 |
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More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,415 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,538 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,718 (2025)
- Population, female 209,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 3,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,627 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,461 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Belize?
- Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Belize was 1.27 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group?
- Belize ranks 88th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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