Physical inactivity in Belize

In Belize, 40.2% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Insufficient physical activity among adults Unit: % of adults aged 18+ Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO
Belize, 2022 40.2% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +0.5percentage points 2021: 39.7%
Position in 2022 34th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Belize over time

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% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Insufficient physical activity among adults (% of adults aged 18+), 2000 to 2022
Period Belize
2022 40.2%
2021 39.7%
2020 39.2%
2019 38.7%
2018 38.3%
2017 37.8%
2016 37.4%
2015 37.0%
2014 36.5%
2013 36.1%
2012 35.7%
2011 35.3%
2010 34.9%
2009 34.5%
2008 34.1%
2007 33.6%
2006 33.2%
2005 32.8%
2004 32.3%
2003 31.9%
2002 31.5%
2001 31.1%
2000 30.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 39.7% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 35.7%, the figure has changed by +4.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Belize has the 34th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
NCD_PAC · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim2=AGEGROUP_YEARS18-PLUS
Observation period
2000 to 2022 for Belize
Provider update
21 June 2024
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory