Medical doctors in Belize

Belize: Medical doctors was 528 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
528
Change on year
up 27.8%
World rank
159th
of 187 countries
All-time high
528
in 2021
All-time low
203
in 2003
Years of data
14
2000–2021

Medical doctors in Belize, 2000–2021

02004006002000201020212000: 2512003: 2032004: 2212005: 2492006: 2632007: 2562008: 2592009: 2412010: 2412011: 2412012: 3712017: 4222018: 4132021: 528

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2021, medical doctors in Belize stood at 528. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 27.8% on the previous year and up 119.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical doctors in Belize peaked at 528 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 203, in 2003.

That places Belize 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Medical doctors in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Medical doctors (number) in Belize, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 251 —
2003 203 -19.1%
2004 221 +8.9%
2005 249 +12.7%
2006 263 +5.6%
2007 256 -2.7%
2008 259 +1.2%
2009 241 -6.9%
2010 241 +0.0%
2011 241 +0.0%
2012 371 +53.9%
2017 422 +13.7%
2018 413 -2.1%
2021 528 +27.8%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 528 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,776, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 528 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,656, 4% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 242.88 203 263 8
2010s 337.6 241 422 5
2020s 528 528 528 1

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 156 Togo 564 compare
  2. 157 Guinea-Bissau 548 compare
  3. 158 Central African Republic 532 compare
  4. 160 Papua New Guinea 483 compare
  5. 161 Bhutan 432 compare
  6. 162 Lesotho 431 compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

More health data for Belize

All data for Belize →

Frequently asked questions

What is medical doctors in Belize?
Medical doctors in Belize was 528 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 528 in 2021.
What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 203 in 2003.
How does Belize rank for medical doctors?
Belize ranks 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
Is medical doctors rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 119.1%. 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 Medical doctors (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Medical doctors in Belize. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 26 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/medical-doctors-number/belize/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/medical-doctors-number/belize/">Medical doctors in Belize</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Medical doctors (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
189 places, 4,297 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed