Belize vs Jamaica: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Belize

3.8%

in 2014

Jamaica

4.2%

in 2014

Belize rank

73rd

Jamaica rank

72nd

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time

Belize
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 4.2% against 3.8% in Belize, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 73rd and Jamaica ranks 72nd of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Unit: %
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of men (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.