Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Belize
Belize: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 43.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Belize, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 43.2% for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita 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 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Belize peaked at 43.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1980.
Belize ranks 14th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.1% | 10.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 16.3% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 24.4% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 32.9% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 40.2% | 43.2% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 4,083 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Belize?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Belize was 43.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1980.
- How does Belize rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Belize ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.