Poverty vs life expectancy in Belize
Belize: Poverty vs life expectancy was 73.57 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
73.57
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
135th
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.57
in 2023
All-time low
49.2
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Poverty vs life expectancy in Belize, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty vs life expectancy in Belize stood at 73.57. 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, poverty vs life expectancy in Belize peaked at 73.57 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.2, 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.
Poverty vs life expectancy in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 49.2 | — |
| 1951 | 49.93 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 50.66 | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 51.38 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 52.18 | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 52.67 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 53.87 | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 54.78 | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 55.7 | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 56.58 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 57.39 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 52.94 | -7.7% |
| 1962 | 58.74 | +10.9% |
| 1963 | 59.32 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 59.84 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 60.36 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 60.86 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 61.44 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 61.96 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 62.5 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 63.04 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 63.55 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 64.03 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 64.49 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 64.94 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 65.38 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 65.77 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 66.14 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 66.34 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 66.68 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 66.88 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 67.09 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 67.34 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 67.6 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 67.95 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 68.35 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 68.74 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 69.11 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 69.4 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 69.53 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 69.57 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 69.64 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 69.6 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 69.59 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 69.58 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 69.48 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 69.36 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 69.18 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 68.91 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 68.98 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 68.91 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 68.94 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.53 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 69.82 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 70.15 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 70.33 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 70.53 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 70.65 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 70.67 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70.81 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 70.88 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.97 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.13 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 71.28 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 71.44 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 71.65 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.84 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 72.06 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 72.32 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 72.58 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 71.58 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 70.92 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 72.19 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 73.57 | +1.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 73.57 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 73.57 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.7 | 49.2 | 56.58 | 10 |
| 1960s | 59.53 | 52.94 | 62.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.03 | 63.04 | 66.68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.2 | 66.88 | 69.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.39 | 68.91 | 69.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.03 | 68.91 | 70.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.61 | 70.88 | 72.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.06 | 70.92 | 73.57 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 132 Dominican Republic 73.72 compare
- 133 North Korea 73.64 compare
- 134 Suriname 73.63 compare
- 136 Trinidad and Tobago 73.49 compare
- 137 Ukraine 73.42 compare
- 138 Russia 73.15 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty vs life expectancy in Belize?
- Poverty vs life expectancy in Belize was 73.57 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 73.57 in 2023.
- What is the lowest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2 in 1950.
- How does Belize rank for poverty vs life expectancy?
- Belize ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty vs life expectancy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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