Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Belize
Belize: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 5.57 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.57
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
87th
of 229 countries
All-time high
5.88
in 2017
All-time low
1.46
in 1961
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Belize, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belize recorded 5.57 for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Belize peaked at 5.88 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.46, in 1961.
Belize ranks 87th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.27 | — |
| 1951 | 4.1 | -4.1% |
| 1952 | 3.95 | -3.7% |
| 1953 | 3.81 | -3.6% |
| 1954 | 3.79 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 3.65 | -3.6% |
| 1956 | 3.92 | +7.3% |
| 1957 | 4.06 | +3.5% |
| 1958 | 4.17 | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 4.23 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 4.18 | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 1.46 | -65.1% |
| 1962 | 3.86 | +164.0% |
| 1963 | 3.62 | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 3.41 | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 3.26 | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 3.29 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 3.29 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 3.41 | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 3.45 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 3.51 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 3.54 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 3.52 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 3.65 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 3.77 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 3.92 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 4.01 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 4.11 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 4.04 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 4.01 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 3.87 | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 3.71 | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 3.56 | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 3.66 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 3.84 | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 3.95 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 4.14 | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 4.26 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 4.25 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 4.27 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 4.25 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 4.23 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.2 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 4.29 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 4.35 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 4.5 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 4.66 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 4.8 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 4.9 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 5.02 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 5.05 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.04 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.25 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 5.15 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.19 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.02 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 5.01 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.02 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.02 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.14 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 5.25 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 5.36 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.56 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 5.67 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.77 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.86 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.85 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.88 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.84 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.8 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.42 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 5.41 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.52 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.57 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.99 | 3.65 | 4.27 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.32 | 1.46 | 4.18 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.81 | 3.51 | 4.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.95 | 3.56 | 4.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.52 | 4.2 | 5.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.09 | 5.01 | 5.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.68 | 5.25 | 5.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.48 | 5.41 | 5.57 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Belize?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Belize was 5.57 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 5.88 in 2017.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 in 1961.
- How does Belize rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Belize ranks 87th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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