Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Belize
Belize: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 21.8 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
21.8
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
16th
of 193 countries
All-time high
21.8
in 2022
All-time low
6.11
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Belize, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Belize recorded 21.8 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Belize peaked at 21.8 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.11, in 1990.
That places Belize 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.11 | — |
| 1991 | 6.47 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 6.83 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 7.2 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 7.58 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 7.98 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 8.41 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 8.85 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 9.3 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 9.76 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 10.21 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 10.67 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 11.13 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 11.6 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 12.09 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 12.59 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 13.08 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 13.58 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 14.08 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 14.58 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 15.07 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 15.57 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 16.08 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 16.61 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 17.14 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 17.67 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 18.22 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 18.78 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 19.36 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 19.96 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 20.57 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 21.19 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 21.8 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.85 | 6.11 | 9.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.36 | 10.21 | 14.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.45 | 15.07 | 19.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.19 | 20.57 | 21.8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 23.04 compare
- 14 Barbados 22.95 compare
- 15 Brunei Darussalam 22.11 compare
- 17 United Arab Emirates 21.4 compare
- 18 Kuwait 21.23 compare
- 19 United States of America 20.6 compare
More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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 obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Belize?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Belize was 21.8 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.11 in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Belize ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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