Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Belize
Belize: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 69 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
69 deaths
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 199 countries
All-time high
170 deaths
in 1977
All-time low
62 deaths
in 2021
Years of data
56
1969–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Belize, 1969–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Belize stood at 69 deaths.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Belize peaked at 170 deaths in 1977 and was at its lowest, 62 deaths, in 2021.
Belize ranks 157th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Belize, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 158 deaths | — |
| 1970 | 159 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 160 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 162 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 163 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 165 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 166 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 169 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 170 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 170 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 169 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 167 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 164 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 158 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 153 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 147 deaths | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 142 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 138 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 135 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 133 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 131 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 128 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 121 deaths | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 113 deaths | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 105 deaths | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 97 deaths | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 94 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 90 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 89 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 90 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 90 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 88 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 86 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 83 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 80 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 78 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 75 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 71 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 69 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 70 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 71 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 73 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 78 deaths | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 81 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 83 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 83 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 80 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 79 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 78 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 72 deaths | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 68 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 62 deaths | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 66 deaths | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 69 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 69 deaths | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 69 deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788 deaths, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 69 deaths is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 403 deaths, 17% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 158 deaths | 158 deaths | 158 deaths | 1 |
| 1970s | 165.3 deaths | 159 deaths | 170 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 146.8 deaths | 131 deaths | 167 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.7 deaths | 89 deaths | 128 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.1 deaths | 69 deaths | 88 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8 deaths | 72 deaths | 83 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8 deaths | 62 deaths | 69 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Belize?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Belize was 69 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 170 deaths in 1977.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 deaths in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Belize ranks 157th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .