Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Belize
Belize: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 11.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Belize stood at 11.0%.
That represents a change of down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Belize peaked at 23.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2000.
That places Belize 93rd out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +38.5% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +91.7% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -43.5% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 11.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belize's 11.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.0%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case fatality rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +91.7% | 12.0% | 23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 9.0% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 11.0% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.0% | 12.0% | 5 |
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 tuberculosis case fatality rate in Belize?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Belize was 11.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Belize ranks 93rd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.