Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Belize
Belize: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 8.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Belize is 8.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Belize peaked at 13.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2024.
That places Belize 153rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.8% | — |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.4% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.1% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 150 United Arab Emirates 9.0% compare
- 151 Comoros 8.9% compare
- 151 Malawi 8.9% compare
- 153 Oman 8.5% compare
- 155 Sao Tome and Principe 8.3% compare
- 156 El Salvador 8.2% compare
- 156 Guinea-Bissau 8.2% compare
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- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0457 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0459 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Belize?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Belize was 8.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Belize ranks 153rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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