What is life expectancy in Belize?

Life expectancy in Belize was 73.57 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Belize?

The highest recorded value was 73.57 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Belize?

The lowest recorded value was 49.2 years in 1950.

How does Belize rank for life expectancy?

Belize ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Belize

Name: Life expectancy in Belize
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belize: Life expectancy was 73.57 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

73.57 years

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

135th

of 236 countries

All-time high

73.57 years

in 2023

All-time low

49.2 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Belize, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Belize recorded 73.57 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Belize peaked at 73.57 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.2 years, in 1950.

Belize ranks 135th of 236 countries on this measure, 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

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Belize

Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,538 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,718 (2025)
Population, female 209,590 (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 11, male, interpolated 3,869 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 3,921 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,692 (2025)

All data for Belize →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Belize?: Life expectancy in Belize was 73.57 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Belize?: The highest recorded value was 73.57 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Belize?: The lowest recorded value was 49.2 years in 1950.
How does Belize rank for life expectancy?: Belize ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.