Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Belize
Belize: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Belize stood at 9. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Belize peaked at 17 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2021.
That places Belize 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14 | — |
| 1991 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 6% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belize's 9 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 108, 8% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3 | 14 | 17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More education data for Belize
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,319 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,346 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,323 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,757 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0671 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1073 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Belize?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Belize was 9 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Belize ranks 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. 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 deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years