Belize sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 73.9 years of life, 114th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Belize, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 73.9 yrs | 114 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 7.2 /1,000 | 118 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 5.0 /1,000 | 189 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 20.1 yrs | 51 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 89.8 /1,000 | 45 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.6 yrs | 78 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 92.4 men/100 women | 184 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 10.8 /1,000 | 106 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 67.0 /100k | 78 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 15.4 % | 121 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 4.2 /100k | 140 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 22.6 /100k | 53 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 3.7 L | 103 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 5.0 % | 142 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $309 | 112 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $7,681 | 114 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Belize's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 24th lowest crude death rate in the world (5.0 /1,000) and the 29th highest old-age sex ratio in the world (92.4 men/100 women). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Belize; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.