Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Belize
Belize: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) was 1.71 per 10,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Health worker density, by type of occupation in Belize, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 10,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health worker density, by type of occupation in Belize is 1.71 per 10,000 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health worker density, by type of occupation in Belize peaked at 1.72 per 10,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.37 per 10,000 people, in 2011.
That places Belize 112th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Belize, year by year
| Year | per 10,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.33 per 10,000 people | — |
| 2003 | 0.87 per 10,000 people | -34.6% |
| 2004 | 0.44 per 10,000 people | -49.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5 per 10,000 people | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.87 per 10,000 people | +74.0% |
| 2007 | 1.05 per 10,000 people | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 0.85 per 10,000 people | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 0.38 per 10,000 people | -55.3% |
| 2010 | 0.38 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.37 per 10,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.32 per 10,000 people | +256.8% |
| 2017 | 1.5 per 10,000 people | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 1.5 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4 per 10,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.72 per 10,000 people | +22.9% |
| 2022 | 1.71 per 10,000 people | -0.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.71 per 10,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.58 per 10,000 people, 66% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.71 per 10,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.8 per 10,000 people, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +256.8% | 0.37 per 10,000 people | 1.32 per 10,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7863 per 10,000 people | 0.38 per 10,000 people | 1.33 per 10,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.08 per 10,000 people | 0.37 per 10,000 people | 1.5 per 10,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.71 per 10,000 people | 1.71 per 10,000 people | 1.72 per 10,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 109 Grenada 1.9 per 10,000 people compare
- 110 Nepal 1.8 per 10,000 people compare
- 111 Saint Lucia 1.76 per 10,000 people compare
- 113 Pakistan 1.61 per 10,000 people compare
- 114 El Salvador 1.57 per 10,000 people compare
- 115 Tajikistan 1.5 per 10,000 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health worker density, by type of occupation in Belize?
- Health worker density, by type of occupation in Belize was 1.71 per 10,000 people in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 per 10,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 per 10,000 people in 2011.
- How does Belize rank for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Belize ranks 112th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is health worker density, by type of occupation rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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