Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Belize
Belize: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 20.85 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.85 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
123rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
20.85 years
in 2024
All-time low
16.38 years
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Belize, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Belize recorded 20.85 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Belize peaked at 20.85 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.38 years, in 1961.
That places Belize 123rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Belize, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.36 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.38 years | -5.6% |
| 1962 | 17.55 years | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 17.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 17.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 17.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 17.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 17.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 17.93 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 18.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 18.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 18.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 18.23 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 18.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 18.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 18.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 18.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 18.68 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 18.67 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 18.68 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 18.62 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 18.58 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 18.56 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 18.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 18.77 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 18.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 19.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 19.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 19.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 19.13 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 19.02 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 19.01 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 18.93 years | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 18.88 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 18.82 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 18.78 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 18.74 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 18.67 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 18.56 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 18.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 18.6 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 18.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 18.82 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 18.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 19.06 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 19.08 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 19.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 19.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 19.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 19.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 19.34 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 19.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 19.57 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 19.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 19.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 19.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 19.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 20.06 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 20.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.45 years | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 19.06 years | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 19.77 years | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 20.52 years | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 20.85 years | +1.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 20.85 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.23 years, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 20.85 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.79 years, 92% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.58 years | 16.38 years | 18.01 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.44 years | 18.09 years | 18.68 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.85 years | 18.56 years | 19.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.8 years | 18.56 years | 19.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.99 years | 18.6 years | 19.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.76 years | 19.34 years | 20.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.93 years | 19.06 years | 20.85 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 120 Seychelles 21.12 years compare
- 121 North Korea 20.96 years compare
- 122 Azerbaijan 20.9 years compare
- 124 Mongolia 20.85 years compare
- 125 Guatemala 20.76 years compare
- 126 Saint Lucia 20.7 years compare
More gender data for Belize
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 110.84 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4356 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 339 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 339 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,802 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,506 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Belize?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Belize was 20.85 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 20.85 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.38 years in 1961.
- How does Belize rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Belize ranks 123rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.