Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Belize
Belize: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 42.32 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
42.32
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
15th
of 193 countries
All-time high
42.32
in 2022
All-time low
17.65
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Belize, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Belize stood at 42.32. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Belize peaked at 42.32 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.65, 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.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.65 | — |
| 1991 | 18.34 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 19.05 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 19.81 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 20.59 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 21.38 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 22.2 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 23.02 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 23.87 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 24.73 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 25.6 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 26.47 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 27.33 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 28.19 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 29.03 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 29.85 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 30.66 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 31.45 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 32.23 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 32.99 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 33.73 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 34.46 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 35.17 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 35.87 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 36.57 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 37.28 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 37.99 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 38.7 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 39.41 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 40.12 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 40.85 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 41.58 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 42.32 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.06 | 17.65 | 24.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.38 | 25.6 | 32.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.93 | 33.73 | 40.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.58 | 40.85 | 42.32 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Belize?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Belize was 42.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 42.32 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.65 in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Belize ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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