Prevalence of current tobacco use in Belize
Belize: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 8.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Belize recorded 8.5% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Belize peaked at 13.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2024.
That places Belize 142nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.8% | — |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.9% | 13.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.1% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 139 United Arab Emirates 9.0% compare
- 140 Comoros 8.9% compare
- 140 Malawi 8.9% compare
- 142 Oman 8.5% compare
- 144 Sao Tome and Principe 8.3% compare
- 145 El Salvador 8.2% compare
- 145 Guinea-Bissau 8.2% compare
More health data for Belize
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,415 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0444 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.8962 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Belize?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Belize was 8.5% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Belize ranks 142nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.