Bahamas vs Belize: Life expectancy
Bahamas
72.68 years
in 2020
Belize
72.85 years
in 2020
Bahamas rank
80th
Belize rank
78th
Life expectancy over time
- Bahamas
- Belize
How they compare
Belize currently reports 72.85 years against 72.68 years in Bahamas, a difference of 0.17 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 80th and Belize ranks 78th of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Belize in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Belize | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.13 years | 58.92 years | 2.2 years | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 64.19 years | 62.19 years | 2.01 years | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 66.55 years | 65.4 years | 1.14 years | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 68.46 years | 71.26 years | 2.8 years | Belize |
| 1990s | 70.45 years | 70.32 years | 0.1324 years | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 72.4 years | 68.97 years | 3.43 years | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 72.92 years | 72.73 years | 0.1886 years | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 72.68 years | 72.85 years | 0.1774 years | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Bahamas or Belize?
- Belize, at 72.85 years against 72.68 years in Bahamas as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Bahamas and Belize?
- 0.17 years, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Belize?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Bahamas and Belize rank globally for life expectancy?
- Bahamas ranks 80th and Belize ranks 78th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.