Life expectancy by sex in Belize
Belize: Life expectancy by sex was 76.49 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by sex in Belize, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by sex in Belize is 76.49 years, measured 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 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Belize peaked at 76.49 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.41 years, in 1950.
That places Belize 138th 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 | 54.75 years | 51.41 years | 58.76 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.24 years | 53.69 years | 64.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67 years | 64.85 years | 68.76 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.26 years | 68.89 years | 71.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.79 years | 71.52 years | 71.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.78 years | 71.63 years | 73.58 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.67 years | 73.72 years | 75.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.96 years | 73.8 years | 76.49 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 135 Trinidad and Tobago 76.68 years compare
- 136 Seychelles 76.51 years compare
- 137 Venezuela 76.5 years compare
- 139 Mongolia 76.43 years compare
- 140 Tonga 76.41 years compare
- 141 Bangladesh 76.37 years compare
More population data for Belize
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 19.61 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 17,603 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.02 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.02 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 286 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.02 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.97 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Belize?
- Life expectancy by sex in Belize was 76.49 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 76.49 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.41 years in 1950.
- How does Belize rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Belize ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.