Belize - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 20.12
2010 19.12
2015 19.47
2019 15.94

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 18.37
2010 18.66
2015 18.86
2019 18.85

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 61.51
2010 62.22
2015 61.67
2019 65.22

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Belize was 14.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 20.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 13.90 in 2018.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 20.80
2001 18.80
2002 17.90
2003 17.40
2004 17.60
2005 17.10
2006 17.30
2007 16.70
2008 15.60
2009 16.00
2010 15.90
2011 15.70
2012 15.80
2013 15.50
2014 14.90
2015 14.30
2016 14.00
2017 14.10
2018 13.90
2019 14.30

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Belize was 18.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 26.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.60 in 2013.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 26.10
2001 22.00
2002 20.70
2003 20.20
2004 20.80
2005 19.30
2006 18.70
2007 18.30
2008 16.90
2009 18.00
2010 18.10
2011 17.30
2012 16.70
2013 16.60
2014 17.70
2015 18.30
2016 17.90
2017 18.10
2018 18.10
2019 18.50

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Belize was 16.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 23.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.00 in 2016.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 23.40
2001 20.30
2002 19.30
2003 18.80
2004 19.20
2005 18.20
2006 18.00
2007 17.50
2008 16.30
2009 17.10
2010 17.10
2011 16.60
2012 16.30
2013 16.10
2014 16.40
2015 16.40
2016 16.00
2017 16.20
2018 16.10
2019 16.50

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 55.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 83.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 68.60

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Belize was 0.400 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.900 in 2000 and a minimum value of 0.300 in 2008.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.900
2001 0.600
2002 0.700
2003 0.600
2004 0.600
2005 0.500
2006 0.500
2007 0.400
2008 0.300
2009 0.400
2010 0.400
2011 0.400
2012 0.400
2013 0.300
2014 0.300
2015 0.300
2016 0.300
2017 0.400
2018 0.300
2019 0.400

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Belize was 0.200 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.500 in 2002 and a minimum value of 0.200 in 2008.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.500
2001 0.500
2002 0.500
2003 0.400
2004 0.400
2005 0.300
2006 0.300
2007 0.300
2008 0.200
2009 0.300
2010 0.200
2011 0.200
2012 0.200
2013 0.200
2014 0.200
2015 0.200
2016 0.200
2017 0.200
2018 0.200
2019 0.200

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Belize was 0.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 0.40 in 2008.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 1.20
2001 0.80
2002 0.80
2003 0.80
2004 0.80
2005 0.60
2006 0.60
2007 0.50
2008 0.40
2009 0.60
2010 0.60
2011 0.50
2012 0.50
2013 0.50
2014 0.50
2015 0.40
2016 0.40
2017 0.50
2018 0.50
2019 0.50

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Belize was 1.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 1.40 in 2008.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 2.20
2001 1.90
2002 2.00
2003 2.00
2004 2.00
2005 1.60
2006 1.70
2007 1.50
2008 1.40
2009 1.70
2010 1.80
2011 1.80
2012 1.60
2013 1.50
2014 1.50
2015 1.40
2016 1.40
2017 1.50
2018 1.50
2019 1.70

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Belize was 12.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.50 in 2019 and a minimum value of 7.30 in 2008.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 12.50
2001 10.10
2002 10.20
2003 10.50
2004 11.80
2005 9.20
2006 9.50
2007 8.90
2008 7.30
2009 10.60
2010 11.90
2011 11.70
2012 10.90
2013 10.20
2014 10.40
2015 10.50
2016 10.30
2017 12.50
2018 11.50
2019 12.50

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Belize was 7.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 4.40 in 2008.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 7.40
2001 6.00
2002 6.10
2003 6.30
2004 6.90
2005 5.40
2006 5.60
2007 5.20
2008 4.40
2009 6.20
2010 6.90
2011 6.80
2012 6.30
2013 5.90
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 5.80
2017 7.00
2018 6.50
2019 7.10

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Belize was 22.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.50 in 2001 and a minimum value of 14.00 in 2010.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 29.50
2001 37.50
2002 36.10
2003 31.50
2004 23.50
2005 35.90
2006 28.80
2007 32.40
2008 33.80
2009 16.80
2010 14.00
2011 18.20
2012 21.30
2013 21.70
2014 24.30
2015 25.50
2016 28.20
2017 19.40
2018 22.50
2019 22.60

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 1.000

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors