What is stillbirth rate in Belize?

Stillbirth rate in Belize was 0.6798 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Belize?

The highest recorded value was 1 deaths per 100 births in 2000.

What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Belize?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6798 deaths per 100 births in 2023.

How does Belize rank for stillbirth rate?

Belize ranks 115th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.

Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Belize?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Belize data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Stillbirth rate in Belize

Name: Stillbirth rate in Belize
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belize: Stillbirth rate was 0.6798 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.6798 deaths per 100 births

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

115th

of 196 countries

All-time high

1 deaths per 100 births

in 2000

All-time low

0.6798 deaths per 100 births

in 2023

Years of data

2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Belize, 2000–2023

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.

Analysis

In 2023, stillbirth rate in Belize stood at 0.6798 deaths per 100 births. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Belize peaked at 1 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6798 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.

Belize ranks 115th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.9153 deaths per 100 births	0.8522 deaths per 100 births	1 deaths per 100 births	10
2010s	0.7833 deaths per 100 births	0.6908 deaths per 100 births	0.8581 deaths per 100 births	10
2020s	0.6896 deaths per 100 births	0.6798 deaths per 100 births	0.6954 deaths per 100 births	4

Countries ranked near Belize

112 Uzbekistan 0.704 deaths per 100 births compare
113 Tonga 0.6965 deaths per 100 births compare
114 Libya 0.6955 deaths per 100 births compare
116 Panama 0.6629 deaths per 100 births compare
117 Colombia 0.6594 deaths per 100 births compare
118 Cook Islands 0.6594 deaths per 100 births compare

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More population data for Belize

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 17,603 people (2100)
Population density 19.61 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.7% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.02 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 286 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.02 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.02 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 1.3% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.01 live births per woman (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Belize?: Stillbirth rate in Belize was 0.6798 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Belize?: The highest recorded value was 1 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Belize?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6798 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
How does Belize rank for stillbirth rate?: Belize ranks 115th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Belize?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belize data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Stillbirth rate
Unit: deaths per 100 births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.