Share of young men and women living with HIV in Belize
Belize: Share of young men and women living with HIV was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 146 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1999
All-time low
0.1%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % ages 15-24.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.3% for share of young men and women living with hiv in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young men and women living with hiv in Belize peaked at 0.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
Belize ranks 35th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Belize, year by year
| Year | % ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 3.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 35 Angola 0.3% compare
- 35 Bahamas 0.3% compare
- 35 Cambodia 0.3% compare
- 35 Chad 0.3% compare
- 35 Chile 0.3% compare
- 35 Cuba 0.3% compare
- 35 Djibouti 0.3% compare
- 35 Dominica 0.3% compare
- 35 Dominican Republic 0.3% compare
- 35 Ghana 0.3% compare
- 35 Guinea 0.3% compare
- 35 Liberia 0.3% compare
- 35 Mexico 0.3% compare
- 35 Nigeria 0.3% 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 share of young men and women living with hiv in Belize?
- Share of young men and women living with hiv in Belize was 0.3% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Belize ranks 35th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of young men and women living with hiv rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young men and women living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.