Data & Reports

Belize

IndicatorsEstimatesSources
Adults and children living with HIV3600 [3200 - 4000]
Adults aged 15 and over living with HIV3400 [3100 - 3900]
Women aged 15 and over living with HIV1700 [1500 - 1900]
Men aged 15 and over living with HIV1800 [1600 - 2000]
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV<200 [<100 - <200]
Adult aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence rate1.5 [1.4 - 1.7]
HIV Prevalence among young men (15-24)0.5 [0.3 - 0.7]
HIV Prevalence among young women (15-24)0.6 [0.4 - 0.7]
Adults and children newly infected with HIV<200 [<200 - <200]
Adults aged 15 and over newly infected with HIV<200 [<200 - <200]
Women aged 15 and over newly infected with HIV<100 [<100 - <100]
Men aged 15 and over newly infected with HIV<100 [<100 - <200]
Children aged 0 to 14 newly infected with HIV<100 [<100 - <100]
Adult aged 15 to 49 HIV Incidence rate0.08 [0.06 - 0.09]
Adult and child deaths due to AIDS<200 [<100 - <200]
Deaths due to AIDS among adults aged 15 and over<200 [<100 - <200]
Deaths due to AIDS among women aged 15 and over<100 [<100 - <100]
Deaths due to AIDS among men aged 15 and over<100 [<100 - <100]
Deaths due to AIDS among children aged 0 to 14<100 [<100 - <100]
Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17<1000 [<1000 - 1100]
Prevention
76.4Source: KABS 2014
Percentage of young women and men aged 15-24 who have had sexual intercourse before the age of 158.9Source: KABS 2014
2.5Source: 2014 KAP Study
Percentage of women and men aged 15-49 who had more than one partner in the past 12 months who used a condom during their last sexual intercourse60.5Source: 2014 KAP Study
Sex workers
Percentage of sex workers reporting the use of a condom with their most recent client56.5
Percentage of sex workers who received an HIV test in the past 12 months and know their results65.2
Elimination of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT)
Coverage of pregnant women who receive ARV for prevention of MTCT (%)63 [54 - 72]
Pregnant women who received ARV for prevention of MTCT54
Pregnant women needing ARV for prevention of MTCT<100 [<100 - <100]
Infections averted due to PMTCT<100 [<100 - <100]
Percentage of infants born to HIV-positive women receiving a virological test for HIV within 2 months of birth66
Treatment
Coverage of people receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) (%)46 [41 - 52]
Coverage of adults (15+) receiving ART45 [40 - 51]
Coverage of children (0-14) receiving ART80 [62 - >95]
Number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART)1639
Adults (15+) receiving ART1549
Children (0-14) receiving ART90
Number of deaths averted due to antiretroviral therapy<200 [<100 - <200]
Stigma and Discrimination
30.8Source: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Study 2014
Laws
HIV restrictions on entry, stay, or residenceSome restriction
Source: UNAIDS