Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Belize
Belize: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) was 80 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
80
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
162nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
345
in 1968
All-time low
74
in 2022
Years of data
57
1968–2024
Number of infant deaths in Belize, 1968–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Belize recorded 80 for number of infant deaths in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Belize peaked at 345 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 74, in 2022.
That places Belize 162nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 345 | — |
| 1969 | 338 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 332 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 329 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 328 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 326 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 323 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 321 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 319 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 318 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 316 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 312 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 306 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 300 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 292 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 281 | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 268 | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 255 | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 244 | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 234 | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 225 | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 217 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 209 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 197 | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 184 | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 171 | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 159 | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 151 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 146 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 143 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 143 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 143 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 141 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 138 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 134 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 131 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 128 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 127 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 124 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 120 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 116 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 113 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 110 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 107 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 107 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 105 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 103 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 100 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 97 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 93 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 88 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 81 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 75 | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 74 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 78 | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 80 | +2.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 80 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 968, 8% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belize's 80 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 648, 12% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 341.5 | 338 | 345 | 2 |
| 1970s | 322.4 | 312 | 332 | 10 |
| 1980s | 262.2 | 217 | 306 | 10 |
| 1990s | 164.6 | 143 | 209 | 10 |
| 2000s | 127.2 | 113 | 141 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.5 | 88 | 110 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6 | 74 | 81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Belize?
- Number of infant deaths in Belize was 80 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 345 in 1968.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 74 in 2022.
- How does Belize rank for number of infant deaths?
- Belize ranks 162nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.