Opioid use disorder death rate in Belize
Belize: Opioid use disorder death rate was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.02 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 100.0%
World rank
172nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Opioid use disorder death rate 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
Belize recorded 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people for opioid use disorder death rate in 2021.
That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, opioid use disorder death rate in Belize peaked at 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Belize ranks 172nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Opioid use disorder death rate in Belize, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +100.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.125 deaths per 100,000 people, 16% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, 50% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.028 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.015 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 172 Burkina Faso 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Chad 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Gambia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Guinea 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Guinea-Bissau 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Liberia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Mali 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Mauritania 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Niger 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Paraguay 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Saint Lucia 0.02 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is opioid use disorder death rate in Belize?
- Opioid use disorder death rate in Belize was 0.02 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 opioid use disorder death rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest opioid use disorder death rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for opioid use disorder death rate?
- Belize ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is opioid use disorder death rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Opioid use disorder death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.