Belize vs Guatemala: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 8.7 per 1,000 live births in Belize and 17.6 per 1,000 live births in Guatemala, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 8.9 per 1,000 live births, or 2.03 times that in Belize.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

BelizeGuatemalaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Guatemala has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Belize ranked 135 and Guatemala ranked 76 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belize at 2.7 per 1,000 live births and Guatemala at 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Belize	Guatemala	World
2023	8.7	17.6	27.3
2022	9.2	18.2	28.2
2021	9.8	18.8	28.4
2020	10.2	19.5	28.7
2019	10.7	20.1	29.2
2018	11.3	20.9	29.7
2017	11.9	21.6	30.3
2016	12.5	22.3	31.1
2015	13.1	23.2	32.1
2014	13.6	24.1	32.9
2013	14.2	25	33.9
2012	14.7	26	35
2011	15.1	27.1	36.8
2010	15.5	28.2	37.7
2009	15.9	29.3	39.1
2008	16.4	30.5	40.4
2007	16.7	31.6	42
2006	17.1	32.9	43.7
2005	17.5	34.6	45.4
2004	17.9	35.5	47.2
2003	18.4	36.8	48.8
2002	19	38.3	50.6
2001	20.1	39.7	52.2
2000	20.5	41.3	53.7
1999	21.1	42.9	55.5
1998	22.1	44.7	57.1
1997	22.8	46.3	58.3
1996	23.8	48.2	59.6
1995	24.8	50.2	60.8
1994	26	52.2	62
1993	27.3	54.4	62.9
1992	28.8	56.6	64.1
1991	30.3	58.9	64.9
1990	32	61.5	64.9
1989	33.9	63.8	66.2
1988	35.8	66.3	68
1987	37.7	69.1	68.6
1986	39.7	71.6	70.8
1985	41.7	74.4	72.9
1984	43.7	77.2	74.6
1983	45.6	80	76.1
1982	47.5	91.4	76.6
1981	49.4	85.6	78.7
1980	51.3	88.8	80.6
1979	53.2	91.4	82.5
1978	55.3	94	84.7
1977	57.2	96.9	86.4
1976	59.3	108	88.1
1975	61.5	102.6	89.6
1974	63.8	105.4	90.9
1973	66.2	108.2	92.1
1972	68.7	111.1	93.6
1971	71.4	113.9	96.1
1970	74.1	116.7	96.9
1969	77	119.6	98.3
1968	79.8	122.1	100.2
1967	82.7	125.1	103.1
1966	85.5	127.7	104.9
1965	88.3	130	106.4
1964	91.1	132.5	106.1
1963	93.8	135	107.7
1962	96.6	137.6	110.2
1961	108.4	140.1	121.5
1960	102	142.7	131.8
1959	104.7	145.2	125.7
1958	107.4	147.6	117.7
1957	110.2	149.9	120
1956	112.9	152	121.9
1955	116.2	153.9	124.8
1954	118.3	155.6	127.7
1953	120.9	157.1	130.1
1952	123.6	158.6	132.7
1951	126.2	159.9	136
1950	128.9	161.3	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Belize	Guatemala	World
2024	8.77–11.3	17.213.7–21.6	26.9
2025	8.56.1–12.5	16.812.1–22.7	26.4
2026	8.25.5–12.9	16.410.9–24.4	25.9
2027	85–13.6	169.9–25.2	25.4
2028	7.84.8–14	15.69.2–26.5	24.9
2029	7.64.4–14.8	15.28.5–26.8	24.5
2030	7.44.2–15.1	14.88.2–28	24
2031	7.34–15.6	14.47.7–27.8	23.6
2032	7.13.8–15.9	14.17.2–28.5	23.2
2033	6.93.5–16	13.76.9–28.9	22.8
2034	6.73.4–16.5	13.46.5–29	22.3
2035	6.63.3–16.2	13.16.1–28.8	21.9
2036	6.43.1–15.7	12.75.7–27.5	21.5
2037	6.33–15.3	12.45.6–28.9	21.1
2038	6.12.9–15.4	12.15.5–28.9	20.8
2039	62.8–15.3	11.85–29.2	20.4
2040	5.82.7–15.6	11.65–29.1	20
2041	5.72.6–15.2	11.34.8–28.1	19.7
2042	5.62.5–14.8	114.6–29.4	19.4
2043	5.42.3–15.2	10.84.5–30.1	19
2044	5.32.3–15.5	10.54.4–29.2	18.7
2045	5.22.2–14.8	10.34.2–29.3	18.4
2046	5.12.2–14.9	10.14–28.8	18.2
2047	52.1–14.6	9.83.8–28.7	17.9
2048	4.92.1–14.8	9.63.6–28	17.7
2049	4.82–15.8	9.43.5–28.1	17.5
2050	4.82–15.5	9.23.4–27.1	17.3
2051	4.72–15.7	8.93.3–26.3	17.1
2052	4.62–15.9	8.73.2–27.7	16.9
2053	4.61.9–15.5	8.53–27.8	16.7
2054	4.51.9–15.7	8.33–28.4	16.5
2055	4.41.9–15.3	8.12.9–26.9	16.3
2056	4.41.8–15.5	7.92.8–27.9	16.1
2057	4.31.8–15.5	7.82.8–27.8	15.9
2058	4.21.8–15.1	7.62.6–28.2	15.7
2059	4.21.7–14.4	7.52.5–27.4	15.5
2060	4.11.7–14.6	7.42.4–27.3	15.3
2061	41.6–14.2	7.22.3–26.6	15.1
2062	41.6–13.9	7.12.4–26.7	14.9
2063	3.91.6–14.3	72.3–25.8	14.7
2064	3.91.6–14.1	6.92.3–26.4	14.5
2065	3.81.6–14	6.82.2–25.8	14.3
2066	3.81.5–13.9	6.72.3–25.6	14.1
2067	3.71.5–13.6	6.62.1–25.3	13.9
2068	3.71.5–13.4	6.42.1–26	13.8
2069	3.71.5–14	6.32.1–26.3	13.6
2070	3.61.5–13.5	6.22.1–26	13.4
2071	3.61.5–13.7	6.12.1–25.9	13.2
2072	3.51.4–13.7	62.1–25.6	13
2073	3.51.4–13.3	5.92.1–26	12.9
2074	3.41.4–13.3	5.92–26	12.7
2075	3.41.3–13.4	5.82–25.2	12.6
2076	3.41.3–13	5.72–25.8	12.4
2077	3.31.3–12.9	5.61.9–25.4	12.3
2078	3.31.3–13.1	5.51.9–24.6	12.1
2079	3.31.3–12.6	5.41.9–24.9	12
2080	3.21.3–12.6	5.41.9–24.6	11.8
2081	3.21.3–12.7	5.31.9–25.9	11.7
2082	3.21.2–12.8	5.21.8–25.4	11.6
2083	3.11.2–13	5.11.8–24.3	11.5
2084	3.11.2–12.2	5.11.7–23.6	11.4
2085	3.11.2–12.3	51.7–23.7	11.3
2086	31.2–12.6	4.91.7–23.5	11.1
2087	31.2–12.4	4.91.6–23.7	11
2088	31.1–12.3	4.81.6–24	10.9
2089	31.1–12	4.71.6–24	10.8
2090	2.91.1–12.3	4.71.5–24.1	10.7
2091	2.91–11.5	4.61.5–25	10.6
2092	2.91–11.8	4.61.5–24.4	10.5
2093	2.81–12	4.51.6–25	10.4
2094	2.81–11.8	4.51.5–24.2	10.3
2095	2.81–11.9	4.41.5–23.9	10.1
2096	2.80.9–11.8	4.41.5–23.8	10
2097	2.70.9–11.4	4.31.4–23.6	9.9
2098	2.70.9–11.5	4.31.4–23.3	9.8
2099	2.70.9–11.4	4.21.4–22.7	9.7
2100	2.70.8–11.5	4.21.3–23	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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