Health in Belize

774 indicators covering health for Belize.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Deaths from drowning 15.86 deaths 2021 down 27.9% 164th
Death rate from drowning 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 40.6% 79th
Deaths from poisoning 0.86 deaths 2021 down 25.2% 165th
Death rate from poisoning 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 40.0% 147th
Deaths from alcohol use disorders 8.63 deaths 2021 up 42.4% 148th
Death rates from alcohol use disorders 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 17.4% 54th
Drug use disorder deaths 0.42 deaths 2021 down 17.6% 172nd
Drug use disorder death rate 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 33.3% 157th
Suicide rate 4.77 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 40.4% 142nd
Deaths from pneumonia 71.01 deaths 2021 up 9.9% 170th
Death rate from pneumonia 17.75 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 9.5% 135th
Deaths from meningitis 1.1 deaths 2021 down 19.1% 174th
Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS 102.21 deaths 2021 up 20.9% 113th
Death rate from HIV/AIDS 25.55 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 0.4% 31st
Deaths from cancer 203.81 deaths 2021 up 34.2% 175th
Death rate from cancer 50.95 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 10.5% 143rd
Death rate from meningitis 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 34.1% 151st
Total disease burden 107,823 DALYs 2021 up 25.4% 169th
Burden of disease 26,954 DALYs per 100,000 people 2021 up 3.3% 161st
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders 90.84 DALYs per 100,000 people 2021 down 3.5% 107th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group 149.76 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 5.6% 10th
Respiratory infection death rate 76.95 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 131.3% 12th
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate 4.81 2021 down 22.3% 40th
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco 2.0% 2022 down 20.0% 134th
Share of men vs. women who smoke or use other tobacco 15.6% 2022 down 21.2% 141st
Share of men who smoke or use other tobacco 15.6% 2022 down 21.2% 141st
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in 2000 vs. 2022 8.8% 2022 down 21.4% 143rd
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet 62.4% 2024 down 5.0% 28th
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus 1 2015 126th
Number of new HIV infections 200 Cases 2024 unchanged 106th
Reported deaths from rabies 0 Deaths 2021 61st
Incidence of malaria 0 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 100.0% 79th
Death rate due to road traffic injuries 22.6 per 100,000 population 2019 up 61.4% 56th
Cholera case-fatality rate 0.0% 1999 down 100.0% 37th
Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy 73.57 years 2023 up 3.2% 135th
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV 15 patients 2021 down 37.5% 115th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 22.6 per 100,000 population 2019 up 34.5% 56th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 7 per 100,000 female population 2019 up 11.1% 90th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 38.2 per 100,000 male population 2019 up 39.4% 42nd
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine 89.0% 2024 up 1,171.4% 122nd
Tuberculosis patients living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy 15 patients 2021 down 37.5% 102nd
Bladder cancer death rate 0.7563 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 9.6% 95th
Cancer death rates by type 0.7563 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 9.6% 95th
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine 1,015 one-year-olds 2023 down 85.5% 143rd
Liver cancer death rate 3.23 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 48.9% 82nd
Pancreatic cancer death rate 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 280.6% 80th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 2.69 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 4.8% 62nd
Number of deaths from malaria 0 Deaths 2024 66th
Death rate from malaria 0 Deaths 2024 66th
New cases of malaria per 1,000 people at risk 0 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 100.0% 79th
Death rate from unintentional poisoning 0.2 per 100,000 population 2021 down 50.0% 136th
Share of deaths that are registered 100.0% 2019 1st
Malaria cases reported 0 2024 down 100.0% 81st
HIV expenditure on prevention and treatment 0 constant 2019 US$ 2022 down 100.0% 101st
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet 300,000 people 2024 up 50.0% 113th
Import of environmentally sound technologies 42.48 million usd 2020 up 58.0% 153rd
Export of environmentally sound technologies 5.59 million usd 2020 up 27,551.0% 134th
Cholera reported cases 12 reported cases 1999 down 92.5% 50th
Maternal mortality ratio 78.83 2023 up 471.4% 20th
Cholera reported deaths 0 reported deaths 1999 down 100.0% 37th