Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Belize
Belize: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 2.06 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Belize, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Belize stood at 2.06.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Belize peaked at 2.41 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.11, in 2012.
Belize ranks 130th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.26 | — |
| 2009 | 1.82 | +44.9% |
| 2012 | 1.11 | -38.8% |
| 2013 | 1.98 | +77.5% |
| 2014 | 2.05 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.12 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.17 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.41 | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 2.36 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.74 | -26.4% |
| 2020 | 1.88 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 2.07 | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 2.32 | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 2.06 | -11.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 2.06 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.05, 51% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 2.06 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.51, 59% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +77.5% | 1.11 | 1.98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.54 | 1.26 | 1.82 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.99 | 1.11 | 2.41 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.08 | 1.88 | 2.32 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 127 El Salvador 2.18 compare
- 128 Sao Tome and Principe 2.17 compare
- 129 Tunisia 2.16 compare
- 130 Dominican Republic 2.06 compare
- 132 Bhutan 2.05 compare
- 133 Solomon Islands 2 compare
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Belize?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Belize was 2.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 in 2017.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 in 2012.
- How does Belize rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Belize ranks 130th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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