Health in Belize

313 indicators covering health for Belize.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 3,979 2025 up 18.9% 168th
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,136 2025 up 22.9% 170th
Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 3,837 2025 up 6.8% 167th
Immunization, measles 84.0% 2024 down 11.6% 130th
Immunization, DPT 88.0% 2024 down 7.4% 117th
Immunization, Pol3 88.0% 2024 down 7.4% 112th
Immunization, BCG 85.0% 2024 down 13.3% 117th
Survival to age 65, male 71.0% 2024 up 6.7% 124th
Survival to age 65, female 83.3% 2024 up 4.3% 122nd
Fertility rate, total 2.02 births per woman 2024 down 18.3% 101st
Life expectancy at birth, male 71.08 years 2024 up 3.3% 109th
Life expectancy at birth, total 73.74 years 2024 up 3.2% 118th
Life expectancy at birth, female 76.66 years 2024 up 2.8% 120th
Mortality rate, infant, male 11.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 20.1% 108th
Mortality rate, infant 10.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 20.6% 110th
Mortality rate, infant, female 9.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 20.5% 109th
Death rate, crude 4.96 per 1,000 people 2024 down 4.0% 192nd
Mortality rate, neonatal 9.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 14.8% 87th
Birth rate, crude 18.05 per 1,000 people 2024 down 17.8% 84th
Mortality rate, adult, male 194.66 per 1,000 male adults 2024 down 13.5% 93rd
Mortality rate, adult, female 104.82 per 1,000 female adults 2024 down 16.8% 91st
Mortality rate, under-5, male 13.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 22.3% 109th
Mortality rate, under-5, female 11.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 22.4% 109th
Mortality rate, under-5 12.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 22.1% 109th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.0287 under-five deaths per woman 2024 down 29.4% 105th
Life expectancy 73.57 years 2023 up 3.2% 135th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.1% 2023 up 26.1% 81st
Lifetime risk of maternal death 733 1 in: rate varies by country 2023 down 20.7% 114th
Number of maternal deaths 5 2023 up 66.7% 133rd
Maternal mortality ratio 67 2023 up 63.4% 80th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 7.6 per 1,000 2024 down 12.6% 45th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 6.8 per 1,000 2024 down 17.1% 65th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male 14.4 per 1,000 2024 down 8.3% 33rd
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female 4.7 per 1,000 2024 down 6.0% 53rd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 3.2 per 1,000 2024 down 15.8% 54th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, male 9.2 per 1,000 2024 down 16.4% 60th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 1.6 per 1,000 2024 down 30.4% 106th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, female 1.1 per 1,000 2024 down 26.7% 105th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 4.3 per 1,000 2024 down 18.9% 72nd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 1.3 per 1,000 2024 down 35.0% 104th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female 0.9 per 1,000 2024 down 40.0% 108th
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV 46.6% 2024 up 4.8% 57th
Prevalence of HIV, female 0.3% 2024 down 25.0% 39th
Prevalence of HIV, male 0.3% 2024 unchanged 35th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 0.75 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 2024 down 12.8% 23rd
Incidence of HIV, all 0.47 per 1,000 uninfected population 2024 down 9.6% 23rd
Prevalence of overweight 72.8% 2022 up 8.5% 18th
Prevalence of overweight, male 65.7% 2022 up 9.1% 54th
Prevalence of overweight, female 79.8% 2022 up 7.9% 10th
Immunization, HepB3 88.0% 2024 down 7.4% 108th
Life expectancy at age 15 85.71 years 2100 up 1.6% 132nd
Incidence of HIV, ages 50+ 0.14 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ 2024 down 22.2% 34th
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV 3,900 2024 up 18.2% 118th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 0.51 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 2024 down 15.0% 35th
Newborns protected against tetanus 95.0% 2024 up 4.4% 32nd
Population ages 60-64, female 6,614 2025 up 69.5% 178th
Population ages 00-04, female 17,414 2025 down 3.0% 167th
Population ages 20-24, female 19,415 2025 up 9.8% 167th
Population ages 35-39, female 7.9% 2025 up 16.7% 39th
Population ages 25-29, female 9.3% 2025 up 3.2% 6th