Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Belize
Belize: Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause was 23.4 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Belize, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Belize is 23.4, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Belize peaked at 42 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.28, in 2010.
Belize ranks 156th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42 | — |
| 2001 | 34.66 | -17.5% |
| 2002 | 28 | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 35.07 | +25.2% |
| 2004 | 24.18 | -31.0% |
| 2005 | 37 | +53.0% |
| 2006 | 20.64 | -44.2% |
| 2007 | 19 | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 21.92 | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 17.52 | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 14.28 | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 28.79 | +101.6% |
| 2012 | 26.36 | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 23.71 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 30.58 | +28.9% |
| 2015 | 29.74 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 37.03 | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 30.09 | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 29.34 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 26.49 | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 24.28 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 23.4 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28 | 17.52 | 42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.64 | 14.28 | 37.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.84 | 23.4 | 24.28 | 2 |
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- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Belize?
- Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Belize was 23.4 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 42 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.28 in 2010.
- How does Belize rank for number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause?
- Belize ranks 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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