Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Belize
Belize: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Belize is 2, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Belize peaked at 4.2 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2024.
That places Belize 150th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | — |
| 2001 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.5 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.2 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 2 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.94 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 2 | 2.4 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Belize?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Belize was 2 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2003.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Belize ranks 150th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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