Youth mortality rate in Belize
Belize: Youth mortality rate was 1.51 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth mortality rate in Belize, 1981–2024
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
Belize recorded 1.51 deaths per 100 live births for youth mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Belize peaked at 6.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.51 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Belize 110th 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 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.81 deaths per 100 live births | 4.71 deaths per 100 live births | 6.9 deaths per 100 live births | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.63 deaths per 100 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | 4.41 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.63 deaths per 100 live births | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 107 Seychelles 1.6 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 108 Peru 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 109 Mexico 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 111 Tunisia 1.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 112 British Virgin Islands 1.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 113 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Belize?
- Youth mortality rate in Belize was 1.51 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1981.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for youth mortality rate?
- Belize ranks 110th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.