Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Belize
Belize: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 3,800 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Belize is 3,800, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Belize peaked at 3,800 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1990.
That places Belize 117th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 530 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 680 | +28.3% |
| 1997 | 840 | +23.5% |
| 1998 | 1,000 | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 1,200 | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 1,400 | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 1,600 | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 1,700 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 1,900 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 2,100 | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 2,200 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 2,400 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 2,500 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 2,600 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 2,700 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 2,800 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 3,000 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 3,100 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,200 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 3,300 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 3,400 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 3,400 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,500 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 3,500 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,500 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,500 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,600 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 3,700 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 3,800 | +2.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 3,800 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,000, 22% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Belize's 3,800 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25,000, 15% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 615 | 200 | 1,200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,110 | 1,400 | 2,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,230 | 2,800 | 3,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,620 | 3,500 | 3,800 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.566 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6604 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Belize?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Belize was 3,800 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 3,800 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Belize ranks 117th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adults living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.