Health in Belize

774 indicators covering health for Belize.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 80 and above, male 0.7% 2025 down 5.3% 130th
Population ages 00-04, female 17,414 2025 down 3.0% 167th
Population ages 00-04, male 18,291 2025 down 2.9% 167th
Population ages 05-09, female 18,757 2025 up 1.3% 168th
Population ages 05-09, male 19,684 2025 up 2.5% 168th
Population ages 10-14, female 18,047 2025 down 6.3% 169th
Population ages 10-14, male 18,910 2025 down 3.9% 170th
Population ages 15-19, female 18,555 2025 down 1.1% 168th
Population ages 15-19, male 19,312 2025 up 1.6% 168th
Population ages 20-24, female 19,415 2025 up 9.8% 167th
Population ages 20-24, male 20,136 2025 up 12.3% 167th
Population ages 25-29, female 19,487 2025 up 22.1% 169th
Population ages 25-29, male 20,281 2025 up 27.1% 172nd
Population ages 30-34, female 18,436 2025 up 31.7% 172nd
Population ages 30-34, male 19,259 2025 up 41.4% 172nd
Population ages 35-39, female 16,473 2025 up 38.1% 173rd
Population ages 35-39, male 16,869 2025 up 45.4% 173rd
Population ages 40-44, female 14,224 2025 up 34.4% 174th
Population ages 40-44, male 14,089 2025 up 37.2% 174th
Population ages 45-49, female 11,908 2025 up 36.5% 174th
Population ages 45-49, male 11,663 2025 up 34.5% 175th
Population ages 50-54, female 10,369 2025 up 44.4% 175th
Population ages 50-54, male 9,908 2025 up 34.7% 175th
Population ages 55-59, female 8,336 2025 up 51.4% 178th
Population ages 55-59, male 8,003 2025 up 42.5% 178th
Population ages 60-64, female 6,614 2025 up 69.5% 178th
Population ages 60-64, male 6,373 2025 up 55.2% 178th
Population ages 65-69, female 4,802 2025 up 79.2% 179th
Population ages 65-69, male 4,473 2025 up 58.8% 178th
Population ages 70-74, female 3,174 2025 up 78.2% 180th
Population ages 70-74, male 2,910 2025 up 54.1% 178th
Population ages 75-79, female 1,909 2025 up 48.3% 183rd
Population ages 75-79, male 1,703 2025 up 27.2% 182nd
Population ages 80 and above, female 1,667 2025 up 16.9% 188th
Population ages 80 and above, male 1,473 2025 up 12.8% 182nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 5.3% 2024 down 29.3% 78th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 6.0% 2024 down 29.4% 79th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 5.6% 2024 down 30.0% 79th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 10.5% 2024 down 28.1% 83rd
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 12.8% 2024 down 27.3% 81st
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 11.7% 2024 down 27.3% 81st
Hospital beds 1 per 1,000 people 2023 down 8.3% 137th
Share of children vaccinated against measles vs. against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis 83.0% 2024 down 9.8% 95th
Tuberculosis death rate 0.48 per 100,000 people 2024 down 56.4% 146th
Incidence of tuberculosis 34 per 100,000 people 2024 up 9.7% 115th
Tuberculosis cases 140 cases 2024 up 27.3% 167th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 98.9% 2024 up 2.2% 75th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 93.3% 2024 up 3.0% 95th
People practicing open defecation, urban 0.7% 2022 down 19.8% 56th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 91.3% 2024 up 1.9% 95th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 76.4% 2024 down 2.7% 106th
People using at least basic drinking water services 94.8% 2024 up 2.1% 134th
People practicing open defecation, rural 0.4% 2024 down 77.2% 85th
People using at least basic sanitation services 84.3% 2024 up 0.4% 143rd
Tuberculosis case detection rate 52.0% 2024 down 21.2% 196th
Tuberculosis death rate in people without HIV 0.48 Deaths per 100 000 population 2024 down 56.4% 141st
People practicing open defecation 0.6% 2022 down 69.5% 87th
Hospital beds per 1,000 people 1 per 1,000 people 2023 down 8.3% 137th
Current health expenditure 4.1% 2023 down 6.2% 152nd
Current health expenditure per capita 309.41 current US$ 2023 up 17.6% 112th