Health in Belize 774 indicators covering health for Belize. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Prevalence of undernourishment 7.0% 2023 up 16.7% 68th Immunization, measles second dose 83.0% 2024 down 9.8% 95th Number of maternal deaths 4.95 Deaths 2023 up 58.8% 136th Maternal mortality ratio 66.8 Deaths per 100 000 live births 2023 up 61.5% 82nd Antiretroviral therapy coverage 50.0% 2024 up 51.5% 120th Tuberculosis treatment success rate 67.0% 2023 up 86.1% 167th Prevalence of hypertension, female 38.0% 2019 up 9.8% 98th Prevalence of hypertension, male 38.0% 2019 up 4.1% 85th Prevalence of hypertension 38.0% 2019 up 7.0% 96th Treatment for hypertension, female 56.1% 2019 up 2.6% 68th Treatment for hypertension, male 34.0% 2019 up 23.2% 103rd Treatment for hypertension 45.2% 2019 up 11.3% 86th Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese 3.0% 2014 down 25.0% 101st Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 — 129th Number of youth deaths 113 deaths 2024 down 25.7% 160th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 52 2024 down 16.1% 158th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 4 2024 down 33.3% 162nd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 5 2024 down 37.5% 162nd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 4 2024 down 33.3% 163rd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 6 2024 down 33.3% 162nd Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 16 2024 down 20.0% 161st Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 36 2024 down 14.3% 158th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 12 2024 down 14.3% 159th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 30 2024 down 9.1% 156th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 18 2024 up 5.9% 157th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 59 2024 up 7.3% 153rd Deaths from terrorism, by target 0 deaths 2021 — 2nd Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks 0 deaths 2021 — 58th Suicide and other terrorist attacks 0 attacks 2021 — 79th Deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack 0 deaths 2021 — 21st Terrorism deaths rate 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 58th Deaths from terrorist attacks by method 0 deaths 2021 — 21st Terrorism deaths 0 deaths 2021 — 58th Share of deaths from terrorism 0.0% 2021 — 58th Prevalence of HIV, total 1.2% 2024 down 14.3% 31st Number of people who are undernourished 100,000 2023 unchanged 103rd External health expenditure channeled through government 61.0% 2023 up 1,933.0% 50th Death rate from diabetes 70.7 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 14.6% 13th Reported suicide rates 8.53 deaths per 100,000 population 2022 up 36.3% 37th Male vs. female suicide rate 13.01 deaths per 100,000 population 2022 up 11.9% 39th Reported suicide rates among young people 5.07 deaths per 100,000 population 2022 up 84.6% 51st Reported suicide rates among young women 0 deaths per 100,000 population 2022 down 100.0% 86th Reported suicide rates among young men 10.03 deaths per 100,000 population 2022 — 28th Reported suicide rates by age 5.07 deaths per 100,000 population 2022 up 84.6% 51st Mental health and substance use disorders death rate by age group 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 1st Death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis 6.61 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 11.3% 72nd Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases 15.4% 2021 down 10.5% 124th Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender 14.0% 2021 down 22.7% 144th Healthy life expectancy 63.82 Years 2021 down 0.9% 75th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 16.8% 2021 up 4.3% 85th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 14.0% 2021 down 22.7% 144th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 15.4% 2021 down 10.5% 124th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.21 per 100,000 population 2021 down 40.0% 140th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.23 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 17.9% 105th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 0.2 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 52.4% 154th Suicide mortality rate, female 1.48 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 22.1% 151st Suicide mortality rate, male 6.84 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 40.9% 129th Suicide mortality rate 4.18 per 100,000 population 2021 down 38.1% 143rd Nurses and midwives 2.06 per 1,000 people 2023 up 4.1% 130th What share of the population living with HIV are women? 46.6% 2024 up 4.8% 57th ← Previous Page 7 of 13 Next →