Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Belize
Belize: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.5181 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
0.5181 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
176th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.5181 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.4204 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2008
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Belize, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Belize is 0.5181 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Belize peaked at 0.5181 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4204 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2008.
Belize ranks 176th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Belize, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5142 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.4971 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4738 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4536 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4441 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4393 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4299 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4204 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4215 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4286 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4272 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.424 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4264 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.435 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4383 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4418 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4419 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4472 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4436 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4561 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5181 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4554 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4204 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5142 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4354 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.424 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4472 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4871 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4561 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5181 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 173 Senegal 0.5515 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 174 Bangladesh 0.538 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 175 Mauritania 0.5379 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 177 Syrian Arab Republic 0.5082 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 178 Kyrgyzstan 0.5078 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 179 Algeria 0.5044 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,415 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0444 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.8962 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Belize?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Belize was 0.5181 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5181 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4204 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008.
- How does Belize rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Belize ranks 176th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.