Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Belize
Belize: Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) was 5.85 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Belize, 2000–2020
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Belize is 5.85, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 35.3% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Belize peaked at 10.22 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.85, in 2020.
That places Belize 108th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.39 | — |
| 2001 | 7.39 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 8.59 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 9.23 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 9.35 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 9.79 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 10.14 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 10.22 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.98 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 9.69 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 9.66 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.72 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 9.9 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 10.06 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 10.01 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.72 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 9.37 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 9.04 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 9.04 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.85 | -35.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 5.85 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9, 74% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 5.85 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.1, 72% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -35.3% | 9.04 | 5.85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.01 | 7.39 | 10.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.62 | 9.04 | 10.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.85 | 5.85 | 5.85 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 105 Bahamas 6.03 compare
- 106 Fiji 5.97 compare
- 107 Zambia 5.96 compare
- 109 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.54 compare
- 109 Costa Rica 5.54 compare
- 111 El Salvador 5.35 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 total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Belize?
- Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Belize was 5.85 in 2020, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 10.22 in 2008.
- What is the lowest total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.85 in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol)?
- Belize ranks 108th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total alcohol per capita consumption is defined as the total (sum of recorded and unrecorded alcohol) amount of alcohol consumed per person (15 years of age or older) over a calendar year, in litres of pure alcohol, adjusted for tourist consumption.