Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Belize
Belize: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 73.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.5%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
18th
of 198 countries
All-time high
73.5%
in 2024
All-time low
35.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Belize, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Belize recorded 73.5% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Belize peaked at 73.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1980.
That places Belize 18th 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.6% | — |
| 1981 | 36.5% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 37.5% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 38.4% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 39.3% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 40.3% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 41.3% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 42.3% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 43.3% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 44.4% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 45.4% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 46.5% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 47.6% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 48.8% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 51.1% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 52.2% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 53.3% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 54.4% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 55.6% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 56.7% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 57.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 58.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 59.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.9% | 35.6% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 45.4% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 56.7% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 65.7% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 71.6% | 73.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Belize?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Belize was 73.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1980.
- How does Belize rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Belize ranks 18th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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