Number of infant deaths, female in Belize
Belize: Number of infant deaths, female was 35 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Belize, 1968–2024
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
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female in Belize is 35, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Belize peaked at 154 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2022.
Belize ranks 162nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 154 | — |
| 1969 | 150 | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 148 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 146 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 145 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 144 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 143 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 142 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 141 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 140 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 139 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 137 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 134 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 131 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 127 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 122 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 117 | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 111 | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 106 | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 102 | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 97 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 94 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 90 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 85 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 80 | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 74 | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 69 | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 66 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 63 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 62 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 61 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 60 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 57 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 56 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 52 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 51 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 48 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 47 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38 | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 36 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 33 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 35 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 152 | 150 | 154 | 2 |
| 1970s | 142.5 | 137 | 148 | 10 |
| 1980s | 114.1 | 94 | 134 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.3 | 62 | 90 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.5 | 50 | 61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9 | 38 | 48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34 | 32 | 36 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More education data for Belize
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Belize?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Belize was 35 in 2024, 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 infant deaths, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 154 in 1968.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2022.
- How does Belize rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Belize ranks 162nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.