Infant Mortality Rate: Belize
Belize's infant mortality rate is currently 10.8 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Belize Infant Mortality Rate Belize recorded an infant mortality rate of 10.
Current (2024)
10.8 per 1,000 births
-0.9% y/y
Peak (1967)
84.1 per 1,000 births
Low (2024)
10.8 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1967–2024 · 58 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Belize
1967 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Belize
Analysis# Belize Infant Mortality Rate
Belize recorded an infant mortality rate of 10.8 per 1,000 births in 2024, representing the lowest rate in its recorded history. The country has achieved a dramatic 87.2% decline since 1967, when the rate peaked at 84.1 per 1,000 births. This sustained improvement reflects decades of progress in maternal and child health outcomes across the nation.
The downward trajectory has accelerated in recent years. Between 2015 and 2024, the rate dropped from 13.1 to 10.8 per 1,000 births, with consistent annual decreases averaging approximately 0.25 deaths per 1,000 births. With the rate now at its historical low and the trend showing no signs of reversal, Belize continues to strengthen its public health infrastructure and healthcare access for mothers and infants.
Historical Data
58 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.8 per 1,000 births | -0.92% |
| 2023 | 10.9 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2022 | 10.9 per 1,000 births | -0.91% |
| 2021 | 11 per 1,000 births | -0.90% |
| 2020 | 11.1 per 1,000 births | -2.63% |
| 2019 | 11.4 per 1,000 births | -2.56% |
| 2018 | 11.7 per 1,000 births | -3.31% |
| 2017 | 12.1 per 1,000 births | -3.97% |
| 2016 | 12.6 per 1,000 births | -3.82% |
| 2015 | 13.1 per 1,000 births | -3.68% |
| 2014 | 13.6 per 1,000 births | -4.23% |
| 2013 | 14.2 per 1,000 births | -3.40% |
| 2012 | 14.7 per 1,000 births | -2.65% |
| 2011 | 15.1 per 1,000 births | -2.58% |
| 2010 | 15.5 per 1,000 births | -2.52% |
| 2009 | 15.9 per 1,000 births | -1.85% |
| 2008 | 16.2 per 1,000 births | -1.82% |
| 2007 | 16.5 per 1,000 births | -1.79% |
| 2006 | 16.8 per 1,000 births | -1.75% |
| 2005 | 17.1 per 1,000 births | -1.72% |
Show all 58 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 17.4 per 1,000 births | -2.79% |
| 2003 | 17.9 per 1,000 births | -2.72% |
| 2002 | 18.4 per 1,000 births | -2.65% |
| 2001 | 18.9 per 1,000 births | -3.57% |
| 2000 | 19.6 per 1,000 births | -3.45% |
| 1999 | 20.3 per 1,000 births | -3.79% |
| 1998 | 21.1 per 1,000 births | -3.65% |
| 1997 | 21.9 per 1,000 births | -3.95% |
| 1996 | 22.8 per 1,000 births | -4.20% |
| 1995 | 23.8 per 1,000 births | -4.42% |
| 1994 | 24.9 per 1,000 births | -4.60% |
| 1993 | 26.1 per 1,000 births | -5.43% |
| 1992 | 27.6 per 1,000 births | -5.48% |
| 1991 | 29.2 per 1,000 births | -5.81% |
| 1990 | 31 per 1,000 births | -6.06% |
| 1989 | 33 per 1,000 births | -5.71% |
| 1988 | 35 per 1,000 births | -5.66% |
| 1987 | 37.1 per 1,000 births | -5.36% |
| 1986 | 39.2 per 1,000 births | -5.08% |
| 1985 | 41.3 per 1,000 births | -4.62% |
| 1984 | 43.3 per 1,000 births | -4.20% |
| 1983 | 45.2 per 1,000 births | -4.03% |
| 1982 | 47.1 per 1,000 births | -3.88% |
| 1981 | 49 per 1,000 births | -3.73% |
| 1980 | 50.9 per 1,000 births | -3.78% |
| 1979 | 52.9 per 1,000 births | -3.47% |
| 1978 | 54.8 per 1,000 births | -3.69% |
| 1977 | 56.9 per 1,000 births | -3.56% |
| 1976 | 59 per 1,000 births | -3.75% |
| 1975 | 61.3 per 1,000 births | -3.62% |
| 1974 | 63.6 per 1,000 births | -3.93% |
| 1973 | 66.2 per 1,000 births | -3.78% |
| 1972 | 68.8 per 1,000 births | -3.78% |
| 1971 | 71.5 per 1,000 births | -3.90% |
| 1970 | 74.4 per 1,000 births | -4.12% |
| 1969 | 77.6 per 1,000 births | -3.96% |
| 1968 | 80.8 per 1,000 births | -3.92% |
| 1967 | 84.1 per 1,000 births | — |
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