Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years) in Belize
Belize: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 15.49 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
15.49
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
46th
of 184 countries
All-time high
16.95
in 2012
All-time low
14.51
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Belize, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Belize stood at 15.49.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Belize peaked at 16.95 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.51, in 2000.
Belize ranks 46th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.51 | — |
| 2001 | 14.97 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 15.47 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 15.65 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 15.62 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 15.73 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 15.78 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 16.03 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 16.4 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 16.56 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 16.59 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 16.78 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 16.95 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 16.92 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 16.76 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.76 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.8 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.72 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.59 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.68 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.03 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 15.49 | -3.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 15.49 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.89, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belize's 15.49 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.9, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.67 | 14.51 | 16.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.76 | 16.59 | 16.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.76 | 15.49 | 16.03 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Belize?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Belize was 15.49 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 16.95 in 2012.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.51 in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- Belize ranks 46th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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