What is neonatal mortality rate in Belize?

Neonatal mortality rate in Belize was 0.9213 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Belize?

The highest recorded value was 3.63 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Belize?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9213 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Belize rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Belize ranks 88th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Belize?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Belize

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Belize
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belize: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.9213 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.9213 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.2%

World rank

88th

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.63 deaths per 100 live births

in 1968

All-time low

0.9213 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1968–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Belize, 1968–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Belize stood at 0.9213 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Belize peaked at 3.63 deaths per 100 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.9213 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Belize 88th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	3.58 deaths per 100 live births	3.54 deaths per 100 live births	3.63 deaths per 100 live births	2
1970s	3.14 deaths per 100 live births	2.81 deaths per 100 live births	3.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.33 deaths per 100 live births	1.95 deaths per 100 live births	2.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.53 deaths per 100 live births	1.25 deaths per 100 live births	1.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.06 deaths per 100 live births	0.9563 deaths per 100 live births	1.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	0.9623 deaths per 100 live births	1.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.939 deaths per 100 live births	0.9213 deaths per 100 live births	0.9532 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Belize

85 Cambodia 0.9525 deaths per 100 live births compare
86 Syria 0.9508 deaths per 100 live births compare
87 Guatemala 0.9453 deaths per 100 live births compare
89 Indonesia 0.9157 deaths per 100 live births compare
90 Bahamas 0.8992 deaths per 100 live births compare
91 Vanuatu 0.8983 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Belize

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,415 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,136 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 3,979 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,125 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 3,966 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 4,083 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 3,921 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Belize?: Neonatal mortality rate in Belize was 0.9213 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Belize?: The highest recorded value was 3.63 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Belize?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9213 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Belize rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Belize ranks 88th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Belize?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .