Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Belize
Belize: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 29.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Belize, 2003–2022
Source: Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Belize stood at 29.5%.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Belize peaked at 33.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2008.
Belize ranks 39th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 27.8% | — |
| 2004 | 27.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | -25.6% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | +37.3% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 23.3% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 29.5% | 33.1% | 3 |
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- Population density 19.61 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Belize?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Belize was 29.5% in 2022, according to Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2008.
- How does Belize rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Belize ranks 39th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.