Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 in Belize
Belize: Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 was 66.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 in Belize, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 in Belize stood at 66.8.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.1% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 in Belize peaked at 156.64 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.27, in 2011.
Belize ranks 11th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.13 | — |
| 2001 | 76.22 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 68.21 | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 66.77 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 62.76 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 60.07 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 55.36 | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 51.58 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 47.79 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 44.53 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 40.89 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 39.27 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 40.26 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 41.36 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 43.66 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 47.15 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 51.4 | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 55.85 | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 59.97 | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 61.3 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 88.49 | +44.4% |
| 2021 | 156.64 | +77.0% |
| 2022 | 109.63 | -30.0% |
| 2023 | 66.8 | -39.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 66.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.72, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belize's 66.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.61, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 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 | +77.0% | 88.49 | 156.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.14 | 44.53 | 78.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.11 | 39.27 | 61.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.39 | 66.8 | 156.64 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 in Belize?
- Maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 in Belize was 66.8 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 156.64 in 2021.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.27 in 2011.
- How does Belize rank for maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1?
- Belize ranks 11th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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