Life expectancy at birth, total in Belize
Belize: Life expectancy at birth, total was 73.57 years in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Belize, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Belize is 73.57 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 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 at birth, total in Belize peaked at 73.57 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.04 years, in 1970.
Belize ranks 116th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 113 Dominican Republic 73.72 years compare
- 114 North Korea 73.64 years compare
- 115 Suriname 73.63 years compare
- 117 Trinidad and Tobago 73.49 years compare
- 118 Ukraine 73.42 years compare
- 119 Mauritius 73.41 years compare
More population data for Belize
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.713 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 17,603 (2100)
- Population density 19.61 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.713 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.02 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 286 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.02 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.02 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.31 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 2.01 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Belize?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Belize was 73.57 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 73.57 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.04 years in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Belize ranks 116th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release