Lifetime risk of maternal death in Belize
Belize: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.1365 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Belize, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.1365 for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023.
The figure is down 36.8% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Belize peaked at 0.5519 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1043, in 2011.
That places Belize 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.5519 | — |
| 1986 | 0.4854 | -12.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4603 | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4515 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4382 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4174 | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3914 | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3684 | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3444 | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3231 | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3171 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3124 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3173 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3247 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3138 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.308 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.29 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2517 | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2382 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2173 | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2025 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1772 | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1571 | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 0.14 | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1245 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1095 | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1043 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1059 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1083 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1131 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1198 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.128 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1379 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1465 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1365 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1857 | +36.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2939 | +58.3% |
| 2022 | 0.216 | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1365 | -36.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.1365 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0745, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.1365 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0926, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +58.3% | 0.1857 | 0.2939 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4775 | 0.4382 | 0.5519 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.343 | 0.3124 | 0.4174 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2107 | 0.1245 | 0.308 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.121 | 0.1043 | 0.1465 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.208 | 0.1365 | 0.2939 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.566 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6604 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Belize?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Belize was 0.1365 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5519 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1043 in 2011.
- How does Belize rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Belize ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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