Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Belize
Belize: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 5.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.6%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
79th
of 162 countries
All-time high
11.8%
in 2000
All-time low
5.6%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Belize recorded 5.6% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Belize peaked at 11.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2024.
Belize ranks 79th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 5.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 75% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 5.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2%, 68% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Belize?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Belize was 5.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Belize ranks 79th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. 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 prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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