Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Belize

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Belize was 73.57 years. A difference of +1.38 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Belize were 70.93 years and 76.5 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Belize for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Belize (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Belize (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	57.39	55.36	59.54
1961	52.94	52.23	53.69
1962	58.74	56.86	60.72
1963	59.32	57.55	61.18
1964	59.84	58.18	61.58
1965	60.36	58.76	62.02
1966	60.86	59.25	62.55
1967	61.44	59.83	63.12
1968	61.96	60.3	63.71
1969	62.5	60.82	64.27
1970	63.04	61.33	64.85
1971	63.55	61.82	65.36
1972	64.03	62.32	65.83
1973	64.49	62.72	66.36
1974	64.94	63.11	66.88
1975	65.38	63.49	67.41
1976	65.77	63.83	67.84
1977	66.14	64.16	68.27
1978	66.34	64.4	68.44
1979	66.68	64.75	68.76
1980	66.88	65.02	68.89
1981	67.1	65.31	69.02
1982	67.34	65.62	69.19
1983	67.6	65.84	69.5
1984	67.95	66.12	69.96
1985	68.35	66.46	70.42
1986	68.74	66.77	70.91
1987	69.11	67.08	71.34
1988	69.4	67.39	71.63
1989	69.53	67.52	71.79
1990	69.57	67.57	71.82
1991	69.65	67.66	71.89
1992	69.6	67.63	71.84
1993	69.6	67.58	71.86
1994	69.58	67.53	71.88
1995	69.48	67.36	71.85
1996	69.36	67.17	71.82
1997	69.18	66.93	71.73
1998	68.91	66.62	71.52
1999	68.98	66.65	71.67
2000	68.91	66.58	71.63
2001	68.94	66.62	71.66
2002	69.53	67.11	72.36
2003	69.82	67.44	72.6
2004	70.15	67.77	72.95
2005	70.33	68.02	73.04
2006	70.54	68.23	73.23
2007	70.65	68.34	73.36
2008	70.67	68.35	73.38
2009	70.81	68.44	73.58
2010	70.88	68.47	73.72
2011	70.97	68.51	73.87
2012	71.13	68.58	74.14
2013	71.28	68.67	74.34
2014	71.44	68.78	74.55
2015	71.65	68.95	74.8
2016	71.84	69.14	74.99
2017	72.06	69.34	75.22
2018	72.32	69.61	75.45
2019	72.58	69.87	75.67
2020	71.58	69.05	74.46
2021	70.92	68.38	73.8
2022	72.19	69.59	75.1
2023	73.57	70.93	76.5