Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Belize
Belize: Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe was 83.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Belize, 2005–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Belize is 83.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Belize peaked at 98.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2021.
That places Belize 95th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 87.0% | — |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | -5.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 83.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belize's 83.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.5%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.0% | 87.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 88.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 77.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 93 Austria 84.0% compare
- 93 Italy 84.0% compare
- 95 Gambia 83.0% compare
- 95 Ukraine 83.0% compare
- 98 Antigua and Barbuda 82.0% compare
- 98 Belgium 82.0% compare
- 98 Indonesia 82.0% compare
- 98 Iraq 82.0% compare
- 98 Pakistan 82.0% compare
- 98 Panama 82.0% compare
- 98 Poland 82.0% compare
- 98 South Africa 82.0% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,415 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Belize?
- Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Belize was 83.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe?
- Belize ranks 95th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.