Share of children who are overweight in Belize
Belize: Share of children who are overweight was 5.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children aged 0-59 months.
Analysis
Belize recorded 5.6% for share of children who are overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Belize peaked at 11.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2024.
Belize ranks 79th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of children aged 0-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 5.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 75% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belize's 5.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 71% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Belize?
- Share of children who are overweight in Belize was 5.6% in 2024, according to UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Belize ranks 79th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%).