Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Belize
Belize: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 43.84 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
43.84
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
15th
of 193 countries
All-time high
43.84
in 2022
All-time low
16.77
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Belize, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Belize is 43.84, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Belize peaked at 43.84 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.77, in 1990.
Belize ranks 15th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.77 | — |
| 1991 | 17.48 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 18.2 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 18.92 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 19.67 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 20.44 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 21.23 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 22.05 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 22.88 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 23.72 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 24.57 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 25.41 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 26.27 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 27.13 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 28 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 28.87 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 29.74 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 30.62 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 31.49 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 32.36 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 33.22 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 34.09 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 34.96 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 35.83 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 36.71 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 37.59 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 38.47 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 39.35 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 40.25 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 41.16 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 42.06 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 42.96 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 43.84 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.14 | 16.77 | 23.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.45 | 24.57 | 32.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.16 | 33.22 | 41.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.95 | 42.06 | 43.84 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 12 Qatar 46.57 compare
- 13 United Arab Emirates 45.27 compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 44.57 compare
- 16 Kiribati 43.64 compare
- 17 Micronesia, Federated States of 42.81 compare
- 18 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.47 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Belize?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Belize was 43.84 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 43.84 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.77 in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Belize ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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