Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Belize
Belize: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 72.78 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
72.78
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
18th
of 193 countries
All-time high
72.78
in 2022
All-time low
45.45
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Belize, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Belize stood at 72.78. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Belize peaked at 72.78 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.45, in 1990.
Belize ranks 18th 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.45 | — |
| 1991 | 46.52 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 47.61 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 48.73 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 49.86 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 50.99 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 52.12 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 53.25 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 54.38 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 55.5 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 56.61 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 57.69 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 58.74 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 59.76 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 60.73 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 61.66 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 62.55 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 63.4 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 64.21 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 64.99 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 65.72 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 66.41 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 67.07 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 67.7 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 68.3 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 68.9 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 69.49 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 70.06 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 70.61 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 71.16 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 71.7 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 72.24 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 72.78 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.44 | 45.45 | 55.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.03 | 56.61 | 64.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.54 | 65.72 | 71.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.24 | 71.7 | 72.78 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 15 Egypt 73.35 compare
- 16 Iraq 73.25 compare
- 17 Marshall Islands 73.19 compare
- 19 United States of America 72.43 compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 71.84 compare
- 21 Micronesia, Federated States of 71.71 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Belize?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Belize was 72.78 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 72.78 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.45 in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Belize ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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