Belize vs Mexico

Belize vs Mexico: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 1.3 per 100 live births in Belize and 1.3 per 100 live births in Mexico, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Mexico, by 0 per 100 live births, or 1.03 times that in Belize.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Belize vs Mexico: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 1.3 per 100 live births in Belize and 1.3 per 100 live births in Mexico, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Mexico, by 0 per 100 live births, or 1.03 times that in Belize.
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What the numbers say

  • Mexico has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1967.
  • In 2024, Belize ranked 111 and Mexico ranked 107 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearBelizeMexicoWorld
20241.31.33.7
20231.31.33.8
20221.31.44
20211.31.44
20201.31.53.9
20191.41.54
20181.41.54
20171.41.64.1
20161.51.64.2
20151.61.74.3
20141.61.74.4
20131.71.84.5
20121.81.84.7
20111.81.85
20101.91.95.1
20091.925.3
2008225.5
200722.15.7
20062.12.16
20052.12.26.2
20042.22.36.6
20032.22.46.8
20022.32.57.1
20012.42.67.4
20002.52.77.7
19992.52.97.9
19982.638.3
19972.83.28.4
19962.93.38.6
199533.58.8
19943.13.78.9
19933.33.99.1
19923.54.19.2
19913.74.39.3
19903.94.59.4
19894.24.79.5
19884.54.910
19874.75.29.9
198655.410.3
19855.35.710.6
19845.6610.9
19835.86.211.1
19826.16.511.2
19816.46.911.6
19806.67.211.9
19796.97.511.9
19787.27.912.3
19777.58.212.6
19767.88.512.8
19758.18.913.1
19748.49.213.3
19738.89.613.5
19729.29.913.7
19719.610.313.9
19701010.714.2
196910.511.114.6
19681111.515
196711.511.915.3
1966–12.315.1
1965–12.715.1
1964–13.215.7
1963–13.716.2
1962–14.217
1961–14.818.8
1960–15.520.2
1959–16.219.9
1958–1719.7
1957–17.820.5
1956–18.721.3
1955–19.722.3
1954–20.822.8
1953–21.923.3
1952–23.123.9
1951–24.324.3
1950––24.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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