Belize

In brief

Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79: 14.1% (2024). World rank 174 of 209 (1 = best); in Americas, 39 of 42. Overweight adults: 72.8% (2022). World rank 179 of 196 (1 = best); in Americas, 33 of 38. Adults who use tobacco: 8.5% (2024). World rank 24 of 166 (1 = best); in Americas, 7 of 24. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 113% → 96.5%, secondary school enrolment 80.4% → 86.5%, and higher education enrolment 24% → 24.8%. Better than all its neighbours (Guatemala and Mexico): access to clean cooking fuels, infant deaths per 1,000 births, deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births, out-of-pocket health spending, and adults who use tobacco. Worse than all its neighbours (Guatemala and Mexico): higher education enrolment, doctors per 1,000 people, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, and HIV prevalence.