Prevalence of overweight, female in Belize
Belize: Prevalence of overweight, female was 79.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Belize, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, female in Belize stood at 79.8%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Belize peaked at 79.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 1990.
That places Belize 10th out of 196 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 overweight, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.8% | — |
| 1991 | 54.8% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 55.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 58.0% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 59.1% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 60.2% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 61.2% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 62.3% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 63.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 64.4% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 65.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 66.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 70.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 73.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 79.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 79.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.0%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 79.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 70.6%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6% | 53.8% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 64.4% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 72.7% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 78.8% | 79.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 7 Egypt 81.9% compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 81.8% compare
- 9 Bahamas 81.2% compare
- 11 Chile 79.0% compare
- 12 Micronesia, Federated States of 78.4% compare
- 13 Marshall Islands 78.0% 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.566 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6604 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Belize?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Belize was 79.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Belize ranks 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.