Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 4.88% to 11.7 in Belize in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Belize reached an all time high of 111 in 1967 and an all time low of 11.7 in 2020. When compared to Belize's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Guatemala amounted to 23.6, 16.2 in Honduras, 13.7 in Mexico and 6.30 in USA in 2020.
Belize has been ranked 101st within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 9 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Belize | 16.1 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 12.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 5.40 | 5.40 | 5.30 | 5.20 | 5.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 11.6 | 10.7 | 9.90 | 9.20 | 8.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | 16.1 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 13.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 29.5 | 28.3 | 27.3 | 26.4 | 25.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | 20.0 | 19.2 | 18.6 | 18.0 | 17.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 16.8 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 14.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | 20.2 | 19.4 | 18.6 | 17.9 | 17.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 6.90 | 6.80 | 6.70 | 6.60 | 6.50 |
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