Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 5.81% to 8.10 in Belize in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Belize reached an all time high of 35.8 in 1968 and an all time low of 8.10 in 2019. When compared to Belize's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Guatemala amounted to 11.5, 9.10 in Honduras, 8.60 in Mexico and 3.50 in USA in 2019.
Belize has been ranked 96th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Neonatal Mortality (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 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.60 | 9.10 | 8.60 | |||||||||||||||||
Canada | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.50 | 3.40 | 3.30 | |||||||||||||||||
China | 5.80 | 5.30 | 4.90 | 4.50 | 4.10 | |||||||||||||||||
El Salvador | 7.80 | 7.50 | 7.20 | 7.00 | 6.70 | |||||||||||||||||
Guatemala | 13.9 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Honduras | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.80 | 9.40 | |||||||||||||||||
Japan | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | |||||||||||||||||
Mexico | 8.30 | 8.30 | 8.40 | 8.60 | 8.70 | |||||||||||||||||
Nicaragua | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.3 | |||||||||||||||||
USA | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 |