Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Belize
Belize: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.08 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.08
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
83rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.09
in 1950
All-time low
1.03
in 1961
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Belize, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Belize stood at 1.08.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Belize peaked at 1.09 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.03, in 1961.
That places Belize 83rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.09 | — |
| 1951 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 1.03 | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 1.07 | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Belize?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Belize was 1.08 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 in 1961.
- How does Belize rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Belize ranks 83rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.