Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Belize
Belize: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 73.57 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
73.57 years
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
135th
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.57 years
in 2023
All-time low
49.2 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Belize, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Belize is 73.57 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Belize peaked at 73.57 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.2 years, in 1950.
Belize ranks 135th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Belize, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 49.2 years | — |
| 1951 | 49.93 years | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 50.66 years | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 51.38 years | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 52.18 years | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 52.67 years | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 53.87 years | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 54.78 years | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 55.7 years | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 56.58 years | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 57.39 years | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 52.94 years | -7.7% |
| 1962 | 58.74 years | +10.9% |
| 1963 | 59.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 59.84 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 60.36 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 60.86 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 61.44 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 61.96 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 62.5 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 63.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 63.55 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 64.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 64.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 64.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 65.38 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 65.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 66.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 66.34 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 66.68 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 66.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 67.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 67.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 67.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 67.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 68.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 68.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 69.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 69.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 69.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 69.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 69.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 69.6 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 69.59 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 69.58 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 69.48 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 69.36 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 69.18 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 68.91 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 68.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 68.91 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 68.94 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.53 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 69.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 70.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 70.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 70.54 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 70.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 70.67 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 70.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 71.28 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 71.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 71.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 72.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 72.32 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 72.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 71.58 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 70.92 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 72.19 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 73.57 years | +1.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 73.57 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 73.57 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.7 years | 49.2 years | 56.58 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 59.53 years | 52.94 years | 62.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.03 years | 63.04 years | 66.68 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.2 years | 66.88 years | 69.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.39 years | 68.91 years | 69.64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.03 years | 68.91 years | 70.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.61 years | 70.88 years | 72.58 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.06 years | 70.92 years | 73.57 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 132 Dominican Republic 73.72 years compare
- 133 North Korea 73.64 years compare
- 134 Suriname 73.63 years compare
- 136 Trinidad and Tobago 73.49 years compare
- 137 Ukraine 73.42 years compare
- 138 Russia 73.15 years 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 life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Belize?
- Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Belize was 73.57 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 73.57 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2 years in 1950.
- How does Belize rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Belize ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.