Adult obesity in Belize
In Belize, 43.4% of adults were obese in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980.
Belize, 2024
43.4%
Change from 2023
+0.7percentage points
Position in 2024
12th of 196
Adult obesity in Belize over time
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Belize
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belize |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 43.4% |
| 2023 | 42.7% |
| 2022 | 42.1% |
| 2021 | 41.4% |
| 2020 | 40.7% |
| 2019 | 40.0% |
| 2018 | 39.3% |
| 2017 | 38.7% |
| 2016 | 38.0% |
| 2015 | 37.3% |
| 2014 | 36.6% |
| 2013 | 35.9% |
| 2012 | 35.2% |
| 2011 | 34.5% |
| 2010 | 33.7% |
| 2009 | 33.0% |
| 2008 | 32.2% |
| 2007 | 31.4% |
| 2006 | 30.6% |
| 2005 | 29.8% |
| 2004 | 29.0% |
| 2003 | 28.2% |
| 2002 | 27.3% |
| 2001 | 26.5% |
| 2000 | 25.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 42.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 36.6%, the figure has changed by +6.8 percentage points.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Belize has the 12th highest value.
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40.2%
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
73.6 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
15.4 years
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Healthy life expectancy
61.7 years
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UHC service coverage
70
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Alcohol consumption
4.56 litres
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