Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Belize
Belize: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 24.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24.5%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
16th
of 198 countries
All-time high
24.5%
in 2024
All-time low
4.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Belize, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Belize recorded 24.5% for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Belize peaked at 24.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1980.
That places Belize 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.4% | — |
| 1981 | 4.7% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 4.9% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 5.4% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 6.0% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 6.3% | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 6.6% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 7.4% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 7.8% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 7.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 12.0% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 17.3% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 22.5% | 24.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 25.1% compare
- 14 Brazil 25.0% compare
- 15 Argentina 24.5% compare
- 17 Tuvalu 23.8% compare
- 18 Puerto Rico 22.8% compare
- 19 French Polynesia 22.6% compare
More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,415 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0459 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Belize?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Belize was 24.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1980.
- How does Belize rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Belize ranks 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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