Number of stillbirths in Belize
Belize: Number of stillbirths was 51 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Belize, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Belize recorded 51 for number of stillbirths in 2023.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Belize peaked at 74 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46, in 2021.
That places Belize 165th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74 | — |
| 2001 | 72 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 68 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 65 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 63 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 61 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 62 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 60 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 58 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 56 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 52 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 50 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 46 | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 49 | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 51 | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.6 | 61 | 74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5 | 52 | 63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49 | 46 | 51 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Belize?
- Number of stillbirths in Belize was 51 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 74 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for number of stillbirths?
- Belize ranks 165th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation