Medical doctors in Belize
Belize: Medical doctors was 13.36 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Belize, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, medical doctors in Belize stood at 13.36. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 23.0% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Belize peaked at 13.36 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.36, in 2011.
Belize ranks 107th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.42 | — |
| 2003 | 7.7 | -26.1% |
| 2004 | 8.13 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 8.9 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 9.14 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 8.65 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 8.51 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 7.71 | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 7.53 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 7.36 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 11.09 | +50.7% |
| 2017 | 11.31 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 10.86 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 13.36 | +23.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 13.36 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.42, 65% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 13.36 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.13, 58% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +50.7% | 7.36 | 11.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.64 | 7.7 | 10.42 | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.63 | 7.36 | 11.31 | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.36 | 13.36 | 13.36 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 medical doctors in Belize?
- Medical doctors in Belize was 13.36 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 13.36 in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.36 in 2011.
- How does Belize rank for medical doctors?
- Belize ranks 107th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. 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 (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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