In Belize, life expectancy at birth was 71.1 years for men and 76.6 for women in 2014. [1] The leading causes of death in 2012 were coronary artery disease (10.4%), diabetes mellitus (8.9%), interpersonal violence (8.2%), [a] stroke (7.7%), HIV/AIDS (5.3%), and lower respiratory infections (4.9%). [3]
The Ministry of Health (MoH) is the government agency responsible for overseeing the entire health sector —both public and private— and is the largest provider of public health services in Belize, offering affordable care to a majority of Belizeans through a range of public programs and institutions. [4] [5] The private health sector provides care to a smaller portion of the population, offering health services at a relatively low cost. [4]
- Notes
- References
- ^ "Life expectancy in Belize now 73.7". Amandala Newspaper. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Belize: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)". UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database. The Worldbank. 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Belize: WHO statistical profile" (PDF). World Health Organization. January 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Health Sytems Profile Belize Monitoring and Analyzing Health Systems Change/Reform July 2009". Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "National Health Plan: Health Agenda 2007 – 2011" (PDF). Ministry of Health, Belize. November 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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In Belize, life expectancy at birth was 71.1 years for men and 76.6 for women in 2014. [1] The leading causes of death in 2012 were coronary artery disease (10.4%), diabetes mellitus (8.9%), interpersonal violence (8.2%), [a] stroke (7.7%), HIV/AIDS (5.3%), and lower respiratory infections (4.9%). [3]
The Ministry of Health (MoH) is the government agency responsible for overseeing the entire health sector —both public and private— and is the largest provider of public health services in Belize, offering affordable care to a majority of Belizeans through a range of public programs and institutions. [4] [5] The private health sector provides care to a smaller portion of the population, offering health services at a relatively low cost. [4]
- Notes
- References
- ^ "Life expectancy in Belize now 73.7". Amandala Newspaper. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Belize: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)". UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database. The Worldbank. 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Belize: WHO statistical profile" (PDF). World Health Organization. January 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Health Sytems Profile Belize Monitoring and Analyzing Health Systems Change/Reform July 2009". Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "National Health Plan: Health Agenda 2007 – 2011" (PDF). Ministry of Health, Belize. November 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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