Number of infant deaths, male in Belize
Belize: Number of infant deaths, male was 45 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
45
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
161st
of 197 countries
All-time high
191
in 1968
All-time low
42
in 2021
Years of data
57
1968–2024
Number of infant deaths, male 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
Belize recorded 45 for number of infant deaths, male in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Belize peaked at 191 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 42, in 2021.
That places Belize 161st 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, male in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 191 | — |
| 1969 | 188 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 184 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 183 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 183 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 182 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 180 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 179 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 178 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 178 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 177 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 175 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 172 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 169 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 165 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 159 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 151 | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 144 | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 138 | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 132 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 128 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 123 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 119 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 112 | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 104 | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 97 | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 90 | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 85 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 78 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 75 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 74 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 72 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 65 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 63 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 62 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 60 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 58 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 56 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 52 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 50 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 45 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 42 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 45 | +2.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 45 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 544, 8% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belize's 45 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 372, 12% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 189.5 | 188 | 191 | 2 |
| 1970s | 179.9 | 175 | 184 | 10 |
| 1980s | 148.1 | 123 | 172 | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.3 | 81 | 119 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.7 | 63 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6 | 50 | 62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6 | 42 | 45 | 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 infant deaths, male in Belize?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Belize was 45 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, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 191 in 1968.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Belize ranks 161st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.