Mexico & Central America
Healthcare and travel insurance in Belize
$309health spend per person
Healthcare in Belize
Limited care: private clinics in Belize City, basic hospitals elsewhere and unreliable medicine supplies. Serious cases are evacuated abroad, usually to the US, so evacuation cover matters.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Pharmacies in every town, but prescription medicines can run out; bring enough of your own.
- Doctors: 1.1 per 1,000 people (2018, World Bank).
- Emergency: All emergencies 911.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Belize
- Government of Canada travel advice: Belize
- Belize Immigration and Nationality Department
- Belize Tourism Board: Work Where You Vacation
- Speedtest Global Index: Belize
- World Bank open data
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