Life expectancy vs. health spending in Belize
Belize: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 73.57 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Belize, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Belize recorded 73.57 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Belize peaked at 73.57 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.2 years, in 1950.
That places Belize 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.7 years | 49.2 years | 56.58 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 59.53 years | 52.94 years | 62.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.03 years | 63.04 years | 66.68 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.2 years | 66.88 years | 69.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.39 years | 68.91 years | 69.64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.03 years | 68.91 years | 70.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.61 years | 70.88 years | 72.58 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.06 years | 70.92 years | 73.57 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 132 Dominican Republic 73.72 years compare
- 133 North Korea 73.64 years compare
- 134 Suriname 73.63 years compare
- 136 Trinidad and Tobago 73.49 years compare
- 137 Ukraine 73.42 years compare
- 138 Russia 73.15 years compare
More health data for Belize
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,538 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,718 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 46.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 3,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,627 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 3,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 3,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,692 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3,869 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Belize?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Belize was 73.57 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 73.57 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2 years in 1950.
- How does Belize rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Belize ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.