Share of women who are overweight or obese in Belize
Belize: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Belize, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are overweight or obese in Belize is 81.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Belize peaked at 81.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1980.
That places Belize 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44.0% | — |
| 1981 | 45.0% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 45.9% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 46.9% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 47.9% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 48.9% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 49.9% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 50.9% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 51.9% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 52.9% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 54.0% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 56.1% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 57.1% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 58.2% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 59.2% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 60.3% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 61.4% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 62.4% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 63.5% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 64.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 70.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 81.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 81.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.4%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.4% | 44.0% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.7% | 54.0% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 64.5% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 72.7% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 78.9% | 81.0% | 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 share of women who are overweight or obese in Belize?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Belize was 81.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1980.
- How does Belize rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Belize ranks 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.