Life Expectancy at Birth in Belize
Belize: Life Expectancy at Birth was 73.74 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Belize, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Belize recorded 73.74 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Belize peaked at 73.74 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.94, in 1961.
Belize ranks 119th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.53 | 52.94 | 62.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.03 | 63.04 | 66.68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.2 | 66.88 | 69.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.39 | 68.91 | 69.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.03 | 68.91 | 70.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.61 | 70.88 | 72.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.4 | 70.92 | 73.74 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 116 Mauritius 73.79 compare
- 117 Suriname 73.76 compare
- 118 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 73.74 compare
- 120 Trinidad and Tobago 73.62 compare
- 121 West Bank and Gaza 73.44 compare
- 122 Russia 73.44 compare
More gender data for Belize
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3,305 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Belize?
- Life expectancy at birth in Belize was 73.74 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 73.74 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.94 in 1961.
- How does Belize rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Belize ranks 119th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.