Belize vs Guatemala: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 73.6 years in Belize and 72.6 years in Guatemala, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belize, by 1 years, or 1.01 times that in Guatemala.

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What the numbers say

Belize has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Belize ranked 128 and Guatemala ranked 138 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belize at 85.4 years and Guatemala at 83.1 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Belize	Guatemala	World
2023	73.6	72.6	73.2
2022	72.2	71.2	72.6
2021	70.9	67.9	70.9
2020	71.6	70	71.9
2019	72.6	71.6	72.6
2018	72.3	71.5	72.4
2017	72.1	71.6	72.1
2016	71.8	71.2	71.9
2015	71.7	70.9	71.6
2014	71.4	70.9	71.4
2013	71.3	70.9	71.1
2012	71.1	70.7	70.8
2011	71	70.3	70.4
2010	70.9	69.9	70.1
2009	70.8	69.7	69.7
2008	70.7	69.5	69.3
2007	70.7	69.3	69
2006	70.5	68.8	68.6
2005	70.3	68.2	68.1
2004	70.2	68.2	67.7
2003	69.8	68.2	67.4
2002	69.5	67.8	67.1
2001	68.9	67.4	66.8
2000	68.9	67.1	66.4
1999	69	66.6	66
1998	68.9	66	65.7
1997	69.2	65.3	65.5
1996	69.4	64.5	65.2
1995	69.5	63.7	64.9
1994	69.6	63	64.3
1993	69.6	62.4	64.4
1992	69.6	62	64.3
1991	69.6	61.9	64.1
1990	69.6	61.8	64
1989	69.5	61.8	63.8
1988	69.4	61.5	63.4
1987	69.1	61	63.2
1986	68.7	60.3	62.7
1985	68.4	59.8	62.2
1984	68	59.1	61.9
1983	67.6	57.9	61.5
1982	67.3	48.9	61.3
1981	67.1	54.7	60.9
1980	66.9	55.3	60.5
1979	66.7	56.6	60.2
1978	66.3	56.4	59.5
1977	66.1	55.2	59.2
1976	65.8	47.6	58.6
1975	65.4	52.8	58.3
1974	64.9	53	58.1
1973	64.5	52.9	57.7
1972	64	51.8	57.2
1971	63.6	50.3	56
1970	63	48.5	56.3
1969	62.5	47.5	56
1968	62	47.8	55.6
1967	61.4	47.7	55.1
1966	60.9	47.5	54.6
1965	60.4	47.2	54
1964	59.8	47.1	54.3
1963	59.3	46.6	53.7
1962	58.7	46.5	53.2
1961	52.9	46.1	50.4
1960	57.4	45.8	47.8
1959	56.6	44.3	49.6
1958	55.7	43.1	51.6
1957	54.8	41.9	51.1
1956	53.9	41.3	50.7
1955	52.7	40.7	50.2
1954	52.2	40.1	49.7
1953	51.4	39.5	48.8
1952	50.7	38.9	48.2
1951	49.9	38.3	47.1
1950	49.2	37.8	46.4
1940	–	29	–
1930	–	25	–
1921	–	25.8	–
1920	–	25	–
1910	–	24	–
1900	–	24	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Belize	Guatemala	World
2024	73.772.5–74.9	72.871.5–74.1	73.3
2025	73.972.1–75.5	72.971.2–74.7	73.5
2026	74.172–76.1	7370.8–75.2	73.8
2027	74.371.8–76.6	73.270.7–75.7	73.9
2028	74.471.7–76.9	73.370.4–76.1	74.1
2029	74.671.5–77.3	73.570.3–76.6	74.2
2030	74.771.4–77.7	73.770.1–76.8	74.4
2031	74.971.3–78.1	73.870.1–77.2	74.5
2032	75.171.3–78.4	73.970.1–77.5	74.7
2033	75.271.3–78.7	74.169.9–77.8	74.8
2034	75.471.1–79	74.269.9–78.2	75
2035	75.671.2–79.4	74.469.9–78.4	75.1
2036	75.771.5–79.7	74.570.2–78.9	75.3
2037	75.971.6–80	74.769.9–79.1	75.4
2038	76.171.5–80.3	74.869.9–79.2	75.5
2039	76.271.6–80.5	74.969.9–79.7	75.7
2040	76.471.4–80.9	75.169.9–79.7	75.8
2041	76.571.6–81.1	75.270–80	75.9
2042	76.771.8–81.5	75.469.8–80.3	76.1
2043	76.971.7–81.9	75.569.6–80.4	76.2
2044	7771.5–82.1	75.669.7–80.6	76.3
2045	77.271.8–82.3	75.869.7–81	76.5
2046	77.371.8–82.5	75.969.8–81.2	76.6
2047	77.571.9–82.8	7669.9–81.5	76.7
2048	77.771.8–83	76.270–81.9	76.8
2049	77.871.5–83.2	76.369.9–82	76.9
2050	7871.6–83.4	76.470.1–82.3	77
2051	78.171.6–83.6	76.670.3–82.5	77.1
2052	78.371.5–83.7	76.770–82.7	77.2
2053	78.571.8–84.1	76.970–83.1	77.3
2054	78.671.8–84.2	7769.9–83.2	77.4
2055	78.871.9–84.4	77.270.2–83.4	77.6
2056	7972–84.7	77.369.8–83.5	77.7
2057	79.172–84.8	77.470–83.7	77.8
2058	79.372.1–85	77.669.9–84.2	77.9
2059	79.472.4–85.2	77.770–84.4	78
2060	79.672.5–85.6	77.870–84.6	78.1
2061	79.872.5–85.7	7870.2–85	78.2
2062	79.972.8–86	78.170.3–84.9	78.3
2063	80.172.6–86.1	78.370.4–85.2	78.4
2064	80.272.7–86.2	78.470.3–85.3	78.5
2065	80.472.6–86.4	78.570.5–85.4	78.6
2066	80.572.8–86.7	78.770.5–85.5	78.7
2067	80.772.8–86.8	78.870.7–85.8	78.8
2068	80.972.9–86.9	78.970.5–86	78.9
2069	8172.9–87.2	79.170.5–85.9	79
2070	81.273–87.4	79.270.5–86.2	79.1
2071	81.373.1–87.4	79.370.6–86.1	79.2
2072	81.573–87.8	79.570.6–86.3	79.3
2073	81.673.1–88	79.670.6–86.5	79.4
2074	81.873.3–88	79.870.6–86.6	79.4
2075	81.973.2–88.4	79.970.7–86.7	79.5
2076	82.173.4–88.6	8070.7–86.8	79.6
2077	82.273.3–88.6	80.270.7–86.9	79.7
2078	82.473.3–88.7	80.371–87	79.8
2079	82.573.5–88.7	80.470.9–87.2	79.9
2080	82.773.7–88.8	80.670.9–87.2	80
2081	82.873.4–89.1	80.770.6–87.4	80.1
2082	82.973.5–89.2	80.870.8–87.8	80.2
2083	83.173.5–89.5	8171.1–87.9	80.3
2084	83.273.8–89.8	81.171.3–88.1	80.3
2085	83.473.9–90	81.271.4–88.2	80.4
2086	83.573.8–90	81.371.3–88.4	80.5
2087	83.673.9–90.3	81.571.3–88.6	80.6
2088	83.874–90.4	81.671.3–88.7	80.7
2089	83.973.8–90.6	81.771.2–89	80.8
2090	84.174–90.9	81.871.2–89.2	80.9
2091	84.274.2–91.1	8270.9–89.3	81
2092	84.374.3–91.3	82.171.1–89.3	81
2093	84.574.2–91.5	82.271–89.2	81.1
2094	84.674.3–91.6	82.371.1–89.4	81.2
2095	84.774.6–91.8	82.571.2–89.6	81.3
2096	84.974.7–92.1	82.671.2–89.8	81.4
2097	8574.6–92.3	82.771.4–90	81.5
2098	85.174.9–92.5	82.871.3–90.2	81.6
2099	85.375–92.9	8371.6–90.3	81.7
2100	85.475–93.1	83.171.4–90.3	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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