Prevalence of obesity, male in Belize
Belize: Prevalence of obesity, male was 33.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity, male in Belize, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO): Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of male population ages 18+.
Analysis
Belize recorded 33.4% for prevalence of obesity, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity, male in Belize peaked at 33.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1980.
That places Belize 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity, male in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of male population ages 18+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.6% | — |
| 1981 | 6.9% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 7.3% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 7.6% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 8.0% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 8.4% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 8.8% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 9.3% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 9.7% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 13.0% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 13.7% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 17.3% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 33.4% | +2.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 33.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.7%, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 33.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.3%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.3% | 6.6% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 10.7% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 17.3% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 24.6% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 30.8% | 33.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More gender data for Belize
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 110.84 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4356 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 339 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 339 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,802 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,506 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity, male in Belize?
- Prevalence of obesity, male in Belize was 33.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO): Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1980.
- How does Belize rank for prevalence of obesity, male?
- Belize ranks 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of obesity, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO): Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Prevalence of obesity, male (% of male population ages 18+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of obesity adult is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is 30 kg/m² or higher. 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.