Health in Belize

774 indicators covering health for Belize.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Prevalence rate of diabetes in adults 12.7 2014 up 22.1% 31st
Child mortality rate 1.5% 2019 down 24.9% 89th
Neonatal mortality rate 0.9% 2019 down 20.2% 91st
Number of neonatal deaths 69 deaths 2019 down 13.8% 161st
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 1.48 2020 down 42.9% 99th
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 3.67 2020 down 40.1% 102nd
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 5.85 2020 down 39.6% 108th
Low-birthweight babies 11.6% 2020 up 3.5% 61st
Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy 50.0% 2024 up 51.5% 120th
Inequality in life expectancy 0.0732 2023 down 31.6% 122nd
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita 0.0732 2023 down 31.6% 122nd
Child mortality rate by household wealth 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.6% 88th
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care 29.5% 2022 down 13.0% 39th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care 34.5% 2022 down 6.0% 44th
Maternal mortality ratio vs. GDP per capita 129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 up 297.0% 56th
Maternal mortality ratio 129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 up 297.0% 57th
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 up 297.0% 57th
Number of maternal deaths by region 9.09 deaths 2020 up 297.0% 127th
Maternal mortality ratio vs. births attended by skilled health staff 129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 up 297.0% 57th
Maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality 129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 up 297.0% 57th
Maternal deaths by income group 9.09 deaths 2020 up 297.0% 127th
Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate 129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 up 297.0% 57th
Number of maternal deaths 9.09 deaths 2020 up 297.0% 127th
Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income 129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 up 297.0% 56th
Monitoring of sustainable tourism 0 tables 2020 97th
Prevalence of anemia among children 20.2% 2019 down 14.4% 134th
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 94.6% 2020 up 0.6% 112th
Births attended by skilled health staff 94.6% 2020 up 0.6% 112th
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 3,800 2024 up 18.8% 117th
Prevalence of current tobacco use 8.5% 2024 down 15.8% 142nd
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 2.0% 2024 down 13.0% 132nd
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 15.0% 2024 down 16.2% 136th
Physicians 1.09 per 1,000 people 2018 up 40.9% 117th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people 1.09 per 1,000 people 2018 up 40.9% 117th
Share of the population living with HIV 1.2% 2024 down 16.4% 32nd
Vaccination coverage 88.0% 2024 down 7.4% 108th
Tuberculosis deaths by HIV status 13 deaths 2024 down 7.1% 112th
Tuberculosis case fatality rate 11.0% 2024 down 35.3% 93rd
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality 6.71 2025 up 12.7% 26th
Rate of new tuberculosis cases 34 cases per 100,000 people 2024 up 9.7% 116th
Tuberculosis deaths by region 15 deaths 2024 down 16.7% 158th
Tuberculosis death rate 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 30.8% 103rd
Tuberculosis deaths 15 deaths 2024 down 16.7% 158th
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV 22.0% 2024 down 45.0% 19th
Life expectancy 72.85 years 2020 up 0.8% 78th
Share of young men and women living with HIV 0.3% 2024 unchanged 35th
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 200 2024 unchanged 107th
AIDS estimated deaths 200 UNAIDS estimates 2024 unchanged 82nd
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 573.34 current international $ 2023 up 36.3% 126th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 153.55 current international $ 2023 up 43.9% 126th
Domestic general government health expenditure 2.7% 2023 down 7.7% 106th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 191.08 current international $ 2023 up 43.9% 130th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 201.35 current US$ 2023 up 15.7% 101st
Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare 26.8% 2023 up 5.6% 104th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate 67.0% 2023 up 86.1% 168th
Health spending per person by source 373.11 current international $ 2023 up 34.1% 114th
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 65.1% 2023 down 1.6% 72nd
Private health spending per person 191.08 current international $ 2023 up 43.9% 130th
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP 2.7% 2023 down 7.7% 106th
New HIV infections 191.04 infections 2024 up 6.8% 108th