Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Belize
Belize: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ was 40.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Belize, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Belize is 40.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Belize peaked at 40.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2000.
Belize ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.7% | — |
| 2001 | 31.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 39.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.6% | 30.7% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 34.9% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 39.2% | 40.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Belize?
- Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Belize was 40.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+?
- Belize ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ years (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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