Total disease burden in Belize
Belize: Total disease burden was 107,823 DALYs in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total disease burden in Belize, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs.
Analysis
In 2021, total disease burden in Belize stood at 107,823 DALYs. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total disease burden in Belize peaked at 107,823 DALYs in 2021 and was at its lowest, 71,227 DALYs, in 2000.
Belize ranks 169th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total disease burden in Belize, year by year
| Year | DALYs | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71,227 DALYs | — |
| 2001 | 72,818 DALYs | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 73,448 DALYs | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 74,091 DALYs | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 75,199 DALYs | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 76,244 DALYs | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 77,382 DALYs | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 78,291 DALYs | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 79,520 DALYs | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 81,530 DALYs | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 84,098 DALYs | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 85,968 DALYs | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 87,486 DALYs | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 89,212 DALYs | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 91,588 DALYs | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 93,486 DALYs | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 95,652 DALYs | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 96,767 DALYs | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 98,835 DALYs | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 99,433 DALYs | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 98,163 DALYs | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 107,823 DALYs | +9.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 107,823 DALYs is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.16 million DALYs, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 107,823 DALYs is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.71 million DALYs, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75,975 DALYs | 71,227 DALYs | 81,530 DALYs | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,253 DALYs | 84,098 DALYs | 99,433 DALYs | 10 |
| 2020s | 102,993 DALYs | 98,163 DALYs | 107,823 DALYs | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total disease burden in Belize?
- Total disease burden in Belize was 107,823 DALYs in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total disease burden recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 107,823 DALYs in 2021.
- What is the lowest total disease burden recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,227 DALYs in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for total disease burden?
- Belize ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total disease burden rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total disease burden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.