Health in Belize

774 indicators covering health for Belize.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-pocket expenditure 26.8% 2023 up 5.6% 104th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 82.86 current US$ 2023 up 24.2% 109th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type 67 2023 up 86.1% 159th
Tuberculosis case detection rate 52.0% 2024 down 21.2% 197th
Domestic general government health expenditure 65.1% 2023 down 1.6% 72nd
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 373.11 current international $ 2023 up 34.1% 114th
Domestic private health expenditure 33.3% 2023 up 5.6% 102nd
Domestic private health expenditure per capita 103.12 current US$ 2023 up 24.2% 113th
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita 573.34 current international $ 2023 up 36.3% 126th
Total health spending per person 573.34 current international $ 2023 up 36.3% 126th
Out-of-pocket spending per capita on healthcare 153.55 current international $ 2023 up 43.9% 126th
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita 373.11 current international $ 2023 up 34.1% 114th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people 0.7462 infections per 1,000 people 2024 down 12.9% 23rd
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age 0.7462 infections per 1,000 people 2024 down 12.9% 23rd
Immunization, Hib3 88.0% 2024 down 7.4% 114th
Number of infant deaths 80 2024 down 22.3% 160th
Number of under-five deaths 94 2024 down 23.6% 160th
Number of neonatal deaths 69 2024 down 16.9% 157th
Adolescent fertility rate 55.6 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 21.8% 59th
Sex ratio at birth 1.05 male births per female births 2024 down 0.1% 104th
Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.5% 111th
Reported cases of measles 0 Cases 2024 146th
Child mortality by income level of country 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.5% 111th
Child mortality vs. health spending 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.5% 111th
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles 84.0% 2024 down 11.6% 131st
Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.5% 111th
Infant mortality rate 1.08 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 20.7% 112th
Number of child deaths by region 94 2024 down 23.6% 160th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.5% 111th
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.5% 110th
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.5% 111th
Child mortality rate 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.5% 111th
Neonatal mortality rate 0.9213 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 14.5% 88th
Child mortality by sex 1.39 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.4% 110th
Child mortality rate by sex 1.14 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.5% 111th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio 88.0% 2024 down 7.4% 112th
Number of neonatal deaths by region 69 2024 down 16.9% 157th
Child mortality rate 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.1% 111th
Child mortality rate 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.5% 111th
Infant mortality rate by sex 0.9679 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 20.7% 112th
Infant mortality by sex 1.19 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 20.7% 111th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths 69 deaths 2024 down 16.9% 157th
Number of child deaths by age 14 deaths 2024 down 30.0% 161st
Number of infant deaths 80 deaths 2024 down 22.3% 160th
Child mortality rate vs. mean male height 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.5% 111th
Youth mortality rate 1.51 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 24.3% 110th
Child mortality 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.5% 112th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.1% 111th
Number of neonatal deaths 69 deaths 2024 down 16.9% 157th
Number of child deaths 94 deaths 2024 down 23.6% 160th
Child mortality rate 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.5% 111th
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine 84.0% 2024 down 11.6% 131st
Domestic general government health expenditure 10.9% 2023 down 11.4% 86th
External health expenditure 1.6% 2023 down 30.0% 91st
External health expenditure per capita 4.94 current US$ 2023 down 17.7% 93rd
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 9.15 current international $ 2023 down 4.7% 105th
Deaths in armed conflicts 0 deaths 2025 34th
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths 2025 34th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 34th
Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred 0 deaths 2025 34th