Fertility & birth rates in Belize and Mauritania

Fertility rate in Belize vs Mauritania chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Belize was 2.01 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.7 in Mauritania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Belize	Mauritania
1960	6.5	6.15
1961	6.48	6.2
1962	6.46	6.24
1963	6.44	6.31
1964	6.42	6.37
1965	6.4	6.44
1966	6.38	6.52
1967	6.36	6.57
1968	6.34	6.6
1969	6.32	6.64
1970	6.3	6.68
1971	6.29	6.7
1972	6.28	6.71
1973	6.29	6.72
1974	6.29	6.73
1975	6.28	6.71
1976	6.25	6.73
1977	6.2	6.74
1978	6.11	6.73
1979	5.99	6.7
1980	5.85	6.67
1981	5.68	6.64
1982	5.5	6.59
1983	5.31	6.54
1984	5.12	6.48
1985	5	6.42
1986	4.94	6.34
1987	4.88	6.27
1988	4.87	6.21
1989	4.86	6.2
1990	4.8	6.18
1991	4.6	6.16
1992	4.43	6.13
1993	4.21	6.09
1994	3.97	6.06
1995	3.88	5.96
1996	3.76	5.86
1997	3.74	5.74
1998	3.75	5.62
1999	3.73	5.52
2000	3.63	5.46
2001	3.53	5.41
2002	3.43	5.37
2003	3.34	5.36
2004	3.25	5.37
2005	3.17	5.38
2006	3.02	5.4
2007	2.89	5.43
2008	2.78	5.44
2009	2.66	5.41
2010	2.55	5.38
2011	2.53	5.38
2012	2.51	5.35
2013	2.5	5.32
2014	2.47	5.26
2015	2.43	5.21
2016	2.4	5.16
2017	2.37	5.11
2018	2.34	5.04
2019	2.14	4.98
2020	2.04	4.91
2021	1.84	4.85
2022	1.95	4.77
2023	2.01	4.7
2024	2.02	4.63
2025	2.01	4.56
2026	1.99	4.48
2027	1.98	4.42
2028	1.96	4.36
2029	1.94	4.29
2030	1.93	4.24
2031	1.92	4.18
2032	1.91	4.11
2033	1.9	4.02
2034	1.89	3.97
2035	1.88	3.9
2036	1.86	3.83
2037	1.85	3.78
2038	1.85	3.71
2039	1.84	3.66
2040	1.83	3.6
2041	1.82	3.55
2042	1.82	3.5
2043	1.81	3.45
2044	1.81	3.39
2045	1.8	3.35
2046	1.8	3.3
2047	1.79	3.26
2048	1.79	3.21
2049	1.78	3.17
2050	1.78	3.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Belize	Mauritania
1960	44.9%	41.8%
1961	45.4%	41.8%
1962	46%	41.8%
1963	46.6%	41.8%
1964	47.2%	42%
1965	47.8%	42.4%
1966	48.3%	42.8%
1967	48.8%	43.2%
1968	49.2%	43.6%
1969	49.4%	44%
1970	49.2%	44.4%
1971	48.7%	44.7%
1972	48.2%	44.9%
1973	47.7%	45.2%
1974	47.2%	45.4%
1975	46.7%	45.5%
1976	46.2%	45.6%
1977	45.7%	45.7%
1978	45.3%	45.8%
1979	44.9%	45.9%
1980	44.6%	45.9%
1981	44.4%	45.9%
1982	44.4%	45.8%
1983	44.4%	45.8%
1984	44.5%	45.7%
1985	44.7%	45.6%
1986	44.8%	45.5%
1987	44.7%	45.4%
1988	44.6%	45.3%
1989	44.5%	45.4%
1990	44.3%	45.4%
1991	44.1%	45.3%
1992	43.8%	44.9%
1993	43.5%	44.4%
1994	43.2%	44.3%
1995	42.7%	44.4%
1996	42.1%	44.6%
1997	41.5%	44.7%
1998	40.9%	44.6%
1999	40.4%	44.4%
2000	39.9%	44.2%
2001	39.5%	44.1%
2002	39.1%	44.2%
2003	38.7%	44.2%
2004	38.3%	44.2%
2005	37.9%	44.2%
2006	37.5%	44.2%
2007	37.1%	44.3%
2008	36.7%	44.1%
2009	36.2%	43.9%
2010	35.5%	43.9%
2011	34.7%	43.9%
2012	34%	44.1%
2013	33.3%	44.2%
2014	32.5%	44.2%
2015	31.8%	44.3%
2016	31.1%	44.2%
2017	30.4%	44.2%
2018	29.9%	44.1%
2019	29.4%	44%
2020	28.9%	43.8%
2021	28.3%	43.6%
2022	27.6%	43.4%
2023	27%	43%
2024	26.6%	42.7%
2025	26.3%	42.4%
2026	26%	42%
2027	25.7%	41.7%
2028	25.4%	41.3%
2029	25%	41%
2030	24.6%	40.7%
2031	24.2%	40.4%
2032	23.8%	40%
2033	23.4%	39.7%
2034	23%	39.3%
2035	22.7%	39%
2036	22.5%	38.6%
2037	22.2%	38.3%
2038	21.9%	37.9%
2039	21.6%	37.6%
2040	21.2%	37.3%
2041	20.9%	36.9%
2042	20.5%	36.6%
2043	20.2%	36.2%
2044	19.8%	35.9%
2045	19.5%	35.5%
2046	19.2%	35.2%
2047	18.9%	34.8%
2048	18.7%	34.5%
2049	18.4%	34.1%
2050	18.2%	33.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.6% of the population in Belize and 42.7% in Mauritania in 2024, compared to 44.3% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Belize and Mauritania compared.

Natural population change in Belize vs Mauritania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.45% in Belize and +3% in Mauritania. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Belize	Mauritania
1960	2,903	21,604
1961	2,657	22,781
1962	2,961	23,927
1963	2,983	25,250
1964	3,010	26,565
1965	3,045	28,028
1966	3,092	29,502
1967	3,158	30,853
1968	3,240	32,029
1969	3,346	33,252
1970	3,486	34,382
1971	3,651	35,279
1972	3,814	36,184
1973	3,974	37,122
1974	4,136	38,106
1975	4,294	38,975
1976	4,484	40,149
1977	4,659	41,352
1978	4,804	42,539
1979	4,929	43,537
1980	5,029	45,026
1981	5,132	46,641
1982	5,155	47,947
1983	5,161	49,187
1984	5,128	50,705
1985	5,155	52,125
1986	5,238	53,313
1987	5,328	55,037
1988	5,465	56,654
1989	5,629	58,666
1990	5,728	59,934
1991	5,656	61,782
1992	5,562	63,501
1993	5,436	68,167
1994	5,283	70,570
1995	5,339	72,244
1996	5,339	71,939
1997	5,494	71,327
1998	5,733	72,045
1999	5,914	73,554
2000	5,934	75,929
2001	5,915	78,769
2002	5,967	80,993
2003	5,968	83,804
2004	5,997	87,578
2005	6,030	90,940
2006	5,874	94,991
2007	5,728	98,895
2008	5,643	102,432
2009	5,506	105,273
2010	5,381	108,121
2011	5,509	111,165
2012	5,628	113,489
2013	5,767	115,558
2014	5,864	118,792
2015	5,899	122,092
2016	5,931	125,342
2017	6,042	128,562
2018	6,112	131,584
2019	5,516	134,460
2020	4,993	134,899
2021	4,186	137,557
2022	4,825	142,451
2023	5,386	145,164

Maternal mortality chart: Belize vs Mauritania

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belize, compared to 381 deaths in Mauritania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Belize	Mauritania
1985	98	998
1986	87	961
1987	83	914
1988	82	887
1989	80	883
1990	77	858
1991	75	845
1992	74	811
1993	73	813
1994	72	809
1995	73	815
1996	74	813
1997	77	752
1998	79	698
1999	77	669
2000	78	644
2001	76	616
2002	68	590
2003	67	571
2004	63	557
2005	60	536
2006	55	521
2007	52	516
2008	48	506
2009	45	500
2010	41	499
2011	39	494
2012	40	496
2013	41	496
2014	44	484
2015	47	469
2016	51	456
2017	56	450
2018	60	437
2019	61	424
2020	88	413
2021	157	425
2022	110	385
2023	67	381

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.27% in Belize and 3.78% in Mauritania. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Belize	Mauritania
1960	-	25.3%
1961	-	24.7%
1962	-	24%
1963	-	23.4%
1964	-	22.7%
1965	-	22%
1966	-	21.3%
1967	11.3%	20.6%
1968	10.8%	19.9%
1969	10.3%	19.4%
1970	9.89%	19%
1971	9.48%	18.9%
1972	9.08%	18.9%
1973	8.69%	19%
1974	8.33%	19%
1975	8%	18.9%
1976	7.67%	18.6%
1977	7.38%	18.2%
1978	7.09%	17.6%
1979	6.81%	17.1%
1980	6.55%	16.6%
1981	6.3%	16.1%
1982	6.04%	15.6%
1983	5.78%	15.1%
1984	5.52%	14.5%
1985	5.25%	13.8%
1986	4.98%	13.2%
1987	4.71%	12.6%
1988	4.44%	12.1%
1989	4.18%	11.8%
1990	3.93%	11.5%
1991	3.69%	11.4%
1992	3.48%	11.3%
1993	3.3%	11.2%
1994	3.13%	11.2%
1995	2.99%	11.1%
1996	2.86%	11%
1997	2.74%	10.8%
1998	2.64%	10.6%
1999	2.54%	10.2%
2000	2.45%	9.82%
2001	2.36%	9.35%
2002	2.28%	8.81%
2003	2.21%	8.25%
2004	2.15%	7.7%
2005	2.1%	7.18%
2006	2.06%	6.73%
2007	2.01%	6.35%
2008	1.97%	6.04%
2009	1.93%	5.79%
2010	1.88%	5.61%
2011	1.83%	5.45%
2012	1.77%	5.31%
2013	1.7%	5.17%
2014	1.63%	5.04%
2015	1.56%	4.89%
2016	1.5%	4.74%
2017	1.44%	4.59%
2018	1.39%	4.45%
2019	1.35%	4.3%
2020	1.32%	4.17%
2021	1.3%	4.03%
2022	1.28%	3.91%
2023	1.27%	3.78%