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HEALTH PROFILE: Belize

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Belize BELIZE POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Belize
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Belize BELIZE LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.4
    77.8
    83
    79
    Age 5
    72.3
    78.6
    87
    79
    Age 10
    72.4
    78.7
    87
    78
    Age 15
    72.5
    78.8
    89
    78
    Age 20
    72.9
    79.0
    87
    76
    Age 25
    73.6
    79.2
    87
    75
    Age 30
    74.4
    79.5
    81
    73
    Age 35
    75.2
    79.8
    73
    71
    Age 40
    76.0
    80.2
    68
    70
    Age 45
    76.9
    80.6
    63
    68
    Age 50
    77.8
    81.2
    58
    65
    Age 55
    78.9
    82.0
    56
    61
    Age 60
    80.3
    82.9
    48
    57
    Age 65
    81.9
    84.1
    42
    52
    Age 70
    83.7
    85.4
    40
    51
    Age 75
    85.8
    87.1
    39
    47
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.2
    43
    40
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.5
    34
    28
    Belize BELIZE TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    73.43
    143
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    53.85
    33
    3. Stroke
    48.39
    130
    4. Violence
    40.23
    6
    5. Prostate Cancer
    37.34
    20
    6. Kidney Disease
    37.02
    32
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    34.29
    78
    8. HIV/AIDS
    33.57
    31
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    23.61
    57
    10. Liver Disease
    20.20
    89
    11. Cervical Cancer
    18.39
    42
    12. Lung Disease
    18.01
    114
    13. Hypertension
    17.49
    96
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.66
    115
    15. Breast Cancer
    15.17
    113
    16. Lung Cancers
    11.67
    98
    17. Other Injuries
    10.64
    60
    18. Liver Cancer
    9.53
    32
    19. Stomach Cancer
    8.50
    57
    20. Suicide
    7.65
    104
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.47
    111
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    7.01
    36
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.25
    62
    24. Drownings
    5.99
    18
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4.45
    126
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Falls
    4.43
    116
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    4.40
    74
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    98
    29. Malnutrition
    3.27
    66
    30. Low Birth Weight
    3.22
    119
    31. Alcohol
    3.08
    33
    32. Tuberculosis
    2.92
    97
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.79
    95
    34. Asthma
    2.51
    106
    35. Epilepsy
    2.12
    59
    36. Skin Disease
    2.00
    68
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.89
    117
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.50
    105
    39. Fires
    1.06
    111
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.03
    116
    41. Uterin Cancer
    0.95
    161
    42. Leukemia
    0.88
    171
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.84
    168
    44. Maternal Conditions
    0.55
    107
    45. Ovary Cancer
    0.54
    182
    46. Appendicitis
    0.45
    72
    47. Drug Use
    0.43
    165
    48. Meningitis
    0.42
    124
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.40
    76
    50. Poisonings
    0.38
    115
    Belize BELIZE TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    192
    11.27
    2. Violence
    146
    8.57
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    141
    8.27
    4. Stroke
    127
    7.45
    5. HIV/AIDS
    119
    6.98
    6. Kidney Disease
    102
    5.99
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    97
    5.69
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    88
    5.16
    9. Liver Disease
    58
    3.40
    10. Prostate Cancer
    47
    2.76
    11. Hypertension
    46
    2.70
    12. Lung Disease
    46
    2.70
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    45
    2.64
    14. Other Injuries
    36
    2.11
    15. Lung Cancers
    30
    1.76
    16. Suicide
    28
    1.64
    17. Cervical Cancer
    28
    1.64
    18. Liver Cancer
    24
    1.41
    19. Drownings
    24
    1.41
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    23
    1.35
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    23
    1.35
    22. Stomach Cancer
    23
    1.35
    23. Breast Cancer
    22
    1.29
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20
    1.17
    25. Low Birth Weight
    20
    1.17
      Deaths %
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    18
    1.06
    27. Falls
    13
    0.76
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    11
    0.65
    29. Alcohol
    10
    0.59
    30. Malnutrition
    10
    0.59
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    9
    0.53
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9
    0.53
    33. Birth Trauma
    9
    0.53
    34. Tuberculosis
    9
    0.53
    35. Asthma
    8
    0.47
    36. Epilepsy
    8
    0.47
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5
    0.29
    38. Skin Disease
    5
    0.29
    39. Fires
    4
    0.23
    40. Leukemia
    4
    0.23
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.18
    42. Maternal Conditions
    2
    0.12
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    2
    0.12
    44. Appendicitis
    1
    0.06
    45. Ovary Cancer
    1
    0.06
    46. Drug Use
    1
    0.06
    47. Meningitis
    1
    0.06
    48. Encephalitis
    1
    0.06
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1
    0.06
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1
    0.06
    Belize BELIZE CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    37.34
    20
    2. Cervical Cancer
    18.39
    42
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.17
    113
    4. Lung Cancers
    11.67
    98
    5. Liver Cancer
    9.53
    32
    6. Stomach Cancer
    8.50
    57
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.47
    111
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    98
      Rate World Rank
    9. Uterin Cancer
    0.95
    161
    10. Leukemia
    0.88
    171
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.84
    168
    12. Ovary Cancer
    0.54
    182
    13. Lymphomas
    0.36
    182
    14. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    180
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.00
    182
    16. Oral Cancer
    0.00
    183
    Belize BELIZE HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    6.4
    85
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    15.3
    1.8
    134
    136
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    16.5
    31.5
    100
    37
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Belize BELIZE LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    61.1
    62.3
    61.7
    50
    58
    57
    1970
    65.9
    67.3
    66.6
    36
    59
    53
    1980
    69.5
    71.6
    70.5
    25
    60
    38
    1990
    70.7
    74.2
    72.4
    36
    58
    40
    2000
    65.6
    71.3
    68.3
    99
    101
    102
    2010
    67.0
    72.4
    69.5
    108
    111
    108
    2019
    71.4
    77.8
    74.4
    83
    79
    81
    Belize BELIZE DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    405,633
    167
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.00
    69
    Population 0-14
    32.6%
    56
    Population 15-64
    62.9%
    130
    Population 65 +
    4.5%
    129
    Birth Rate / 1000
    21.28
    62
    Death Rate / 1000
    3.94
    182
    Fertility Rate
    2.66
    61
    Infant Mortality
    11.40
    120
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    100
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    117
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.99
    103
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.94
    21
    Net Migration
    -0.98
    121
    Population Growth
    1.67%
    52
    Literacy Total
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Male
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Female
    N/D
    N/D
    Unemployment
    9.0%
    66
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    74.4
    81
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    65.3
    82
    GDP per Capita USD
    $6,100
    129

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    71,381
    688
    4/1/24
    Belize COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Belize causes.

     
     
    Belize COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Belize COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.