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Belize
Capital & major cities Belmopan (est. 1977)

population

total & below 20yrs

Under age 15 --- 42.5%

Over age    65 --- 3.5%
population 206,000
People

Ethnic groups:

Mestizo ---44%      Garifuna ---7%

Creole  ---30%       Maya      ---11%
Natural resources

Arable land ---2%

Livestock (chickens) 1.40mil.
Economy & Business

Industries: garments, food, processing, tourism

Chief crops: sugar (main) citrus, bananas

GDP: $3,000.00
Per Capita Income Belize dollar $2.00 --- $1.00
Religion

Roman catholic : 62%

Protestant          : 30%
Major languages

Official --- English

Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna(carib)

Literacy rate

 

Compulsory for ages 5---14

Literacy 93% (1993)
Other Information

Government: parliamentary democracy

Head of state: queen Elizabeth II, represented by Gov. Gen. Colville Young

P.M. Said Musa

 

 

 

                                    

FACILITY: Epidemiology Unit,STIs/HIV/AIDS,tb

 

Address

Ministry of Health

Eve St. Old Belize City Hospital, Belize City

Belize

Phone Numbers

005-012-3043

Fax Numbers

005-012-30778

E-mail Address

pauledpey@hotmail.com

Other Information

Contact: Dr. Paul Edwards

 Sources:

1. Caribbean National 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported AIDS Cases by Age

 

 

AGE GROUP <1990 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1982-1996 %
< 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1
1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2
5 - 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 - 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
20 - 24 1 0 0 0 5 4 5 15 10
25 - 29 0 0 0 0 3 6 6 15 10
30 - 34 2 0 0 0 5 7 3 17 11
35 - 39 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 9 6
40 - 44 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 5
45 - 49 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 3
50 - 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 3
55 - 59 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 3
60 + 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2
UNKNOWN 7 19 11 26 0 2 0 65 43
TOTAL ALL AGES 11 19 11 26 18 28 38 151 100

                                         

 

 

 

Reported AIDS Cases by Gender

 

YEAR   REPORTED AIDS DEATHS ANNUAL INCIDENCE RATES ANNUAL MORTALITY RATE DUE TO AIDS
MALE FEMALE UNKNOWN TOTAL
1982 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
1983 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
1984 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
1985 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
1986 0 1 0 1 0 0.6 0.0
1987 2 1 3 6 5 3.4 2.9
1988 0 0 4 4 3 2.2 1.7
1989 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
1990 0 0 19 19 15 10.1 7.9
1991 0 0 11 11 0 5.7 0.0
1992 0 0 26 26 37 13.1 18.6
1994 9 9 0 18 20 8.7 9.7
1995 19 7 2 28 28 13.5 13.5
1996 28 10 0 38 28 17.2 12.7

 

 

 

 

 

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