Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Belize

Belize: Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who was 1.15 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.15
Change on year
up 18.6%
World rank
159th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.15
in 2021
All-time low
0.38
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Belize, 2000–2021

0.40.60.811.22000201020212000: 0.442001: 0.382002: 0.472003: 0.52004: 0.492005: 0.472006: 0.482007: 0.52008: 0.52009: 0.662010: 0.682011: 0.682012: 0.772013: 0.782014: 0.72015: 0.762016: 0.772017: 0.862018: 0.912019: 0.932020: 0.972021: 1.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Belize stood at 1.15. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 18.6% on the previous year and up 69.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Belize peaked at 1.15 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.38, in 2001.

That places Belize 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Belize, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.44 —
2001 0.38 -13.6%
2002 0.47 +23.7%
2003 0.5 +6.4%
2004 0.49 -2.0%
2005 0.47 -4.1%
2006 0.48 +2.1%
2007 0.5 +4.2%
2008 0.5 +0.0%
2009 0.66 +32.0%
2010 0.68 +3.0%
2011 0.68 +0.0%
2012 0.77 +13.2%
2013 0.78 +1.3%
2014 0.7 -10.3%
2015 0.76 +8.6%
2016 0.77 +1.3%
2017 0.86 +11.7%
2018 0.91 +5.8%
2019 0.93 +2.2%
2020 0.97 +4.3%
2021 1.15 +18.6%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 1.15 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.6, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 1.15 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.63, 8% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.489 0.38 0.66 10
2010s 0.784 0.68 0.93 10
2020s 1.06 0.97 1.15 2

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 156 Malta 1.49 compare
  2. 157 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.48 compare
  3. 158 Oman 1.32 compare
  4. 160 Kiribati 1 compare
  5. 161 Singapore 0.96 compare
  6. 162 Papua New Guinea 0.95 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Belize?
Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Belize was 1.15 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths alcohol drugs by sex who recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 1.15 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths alcohol drugs by sex who recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 0.38 in 2001.
How does Belize rank for deaths alcohol drugs by sex who?
Belize ranks 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths alcohol drugs by sex who rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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