Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Belize
Belize: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 71.08 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.08 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
112th
of 218 countries
All-time high
71.08 years
in 2024
All-time low
52.23 years
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Belize, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Belize recorded 71.08 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Belize peaked at 71.08 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.23 years, in 1961.
That places Belize 112th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Belize, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.36 years | — |
| 1961 | 52.23 years | -5.7% |
| 1962 | 56.86 years | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 57.55 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 58.18 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 58.76 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 59.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 59.83 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 60.3 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 60.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 61.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 61.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 62.31 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 62.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 63.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 63.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 63.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 64.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 64.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 64.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 65.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 65.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 65.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 65.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 66.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 66.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 66.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 67.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 67.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 67.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 67.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 67.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 67.63 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 67.58 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 67.53 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 67.36 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 67.17 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 66.93 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 66.62 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 66.65 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 66.58 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 66.62 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 67.11 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 67.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 67.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 68.02 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 68.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 68.35 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 68.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 68.47 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 68.58 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 68.67 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 68.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 68.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 69.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.34 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 69.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 69.05 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 68.38 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 69.59 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 70.93 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 71.08 years | +0.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 71.08 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.59 years, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belize's 71.08 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.59 years, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.91 years | 52.23 years | 60.81 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.19 years | 61.33 years | 64.75 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.31 years | 65.02 years | 67.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.27 years | 66.62 years | 67.66 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.69 years | 66.58 years | 68.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.99 years | 68.47 years | 69.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8 years | 68.38 years | 71.08 years | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Belize?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Belize was 71.08 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 71.08 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.23 years in 1961.
- How does Belize rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Belize ranks 112th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.