Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Belize
Belize: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 29.1 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
29.1
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
16th
of 189 countries
All-time high
29.1
in 2016
All-time low
25.1
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Belize, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2016, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Belize stood at 29.1. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Belize peaked at 29.1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.1, in 1975.
Belize ranks 16th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.22 | 25.1 | 25.4 | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.81 | 25.4 | 26.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.75 | 26.3 | 27.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.85 | 27.4 | 28.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.71 | 28.4 | 29.1 | 7 |
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More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,415 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,538 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,718 (2025)
- Population, female 209,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 3,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,627 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,461 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Belize?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Belize was 29.1 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1 in 1975.
- How does Belize rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Belize ranks 16th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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