Physicians in Belize

Belize had 1.09 physicians per 1,000 people in 2018.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1960 to 2018 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Belize is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2020.
Belize, 2018 1.09 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2017 −0.04per 1,000 people 2017: 1.13 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Belize (2018).

Physicians in Belize over time

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Physicians per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) (physicians per 1,000 people), 2000 to 2022
Period BelizeWorld
2022 – 1.86 per 1,000 people
2018 1.09 per 1,000 people –
2017 1.13 per 1,000 people –
2012 1.16 per 1,000 people –
2010 – 1.49 per 1,000 people
2009 0.77 per 1,000 people –
2000 1.04 per 1,000 people 1.52 per 1,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.04 from 1.13 per 1,000 people in 2017.
  • Since 1986, when it was 0.45 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.64.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Statistics; OECD
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2018 for Belize
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Statistics; OECD