Maternal deaths by income group in Belize

Belize: Maternal deaths by income group was 9.09 in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
9.09
Change on year
up 50.9%
World rank
127th
of 185 countries
All-time high
9.09
in 2020
All-time low
2.25
in 2012
Years of data
36
1985–2020

Maternal deaths by income group in Belize, 1985–2020

2468101985200220201985: 6.81986: 6.31987: 61988: 5.81989: 5.81990: 5.81991: 6.11992: 6.11993: 61994: 5.41995: 5.71996: 5.41997: 61998: 6.51999: 6.32000: 62001: 62002: 5.32003: 5.42004: 5.62005: 52006: 4.52007: 3.92008: 3.22009: 2.72010: 2.32011: 2.32012: 2.32013: 2.52014: 3.12015: 3.92016: 4.72017: 5.82018: 6.32019: 62020: 9.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Belize recorded 9.09 for maternal deaths by income group in 2020. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 50.9% on the previous year and up 297.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maternal deaths by income group in Belize peaked at 9.09 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.25, in 2012.

That places Belize 127th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6.15 5.81 6.83 5
1990s 5.92 5.36 6.51 10
2000s 4.78 2.74 6.02 10
2010s 3.92 2.25 6.28 10
2020s 9.09 9.09 9.09 1

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 124 Armenia 9.52 compare
  2. 125 Puerto Rico 9.27 compare
  3. 126 United Arab Emirates 9.25 compare
  4. 128 Cyprus 8.89 compare
  5. 129 Sao Tome and Principe 8.77 compare
  6. 130 Australia 8.71 compare

See the full ranking of 185 places β†’

More health data for Belize

All data for Belize β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is maternal deaths by income group in Belize?
Maternal deaths by income group in Belize was 9.09 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest maternal deaths by income group recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 9.09 in 2020.
What is the lowest maternal deaths by income group recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 2.25 in 2012.
How does Belize rank for maternal deaths by income group?
Belize ranks 127th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is maternal deaths by income group rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 297.0%. 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 Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Maternal deaths by income group in Belize. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/maternal-deaths-by-income-group/belize/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/maternal-deaths-by-income-group/belize/">Maternal deaths by income group in Belize</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Maternal deaths by income group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed