Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Belize
Belize: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 129.79 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Belize, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality, gaps filled in Belize is 129.79, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.9% on the previous year and up 297.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Belize peaked at 129.79 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.16, in 2012.
That places Belize 58th out of 189 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.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 113.78 | — |
| 1986 | 104.69 | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 100.3 | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 96.89 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 83.01 | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 82.36 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 87.47 | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 86.66 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 85.9 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 89.4 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 80.99 | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 77.32 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 85.82 | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 93 | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 89.45 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 85.89 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 86.06 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 76.06 | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 77.62 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 79.54 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 71.89 | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 64.39 | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 56.31 | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 45.58 | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 39.11 | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 32.69 | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 33.43 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 28.16 | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 31.51 | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 38.46 | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 49.24 | +28.0% |
| 2016 | 59.33 | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 71.97 | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 78.45 | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 86.01 | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 129.79 | +50.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 129.79 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.11, 2.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belize's 129.79 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.12, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.73 | 83.01 | 113.78 | 5 |
| 1990s | 85.84 | 77.32 | 93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.25 | 39.11 | 86.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.93 | 28.16 | 86.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.79 | 129.79 | 129.79 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 55 Pakistan 154.16 compare
- 56 Sao Tome and Principe 146.24 compare
- 57 Zambia 134.66 compare
- 59 Mozambique 127.11 compare
- 60 South Africa 126.83 compare
- 61 Laos 126.06 compare
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- 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 maternal mortality, gaps filled in Belize?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Belize was 129.79 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 129.79 in 2020.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.16 in 2012.
- How does Belize rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Belize ranks 58th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.