Prevalence of undernourishment in Belize
Belize: Prevalence of undernourishment was 7.0% in 2023. β² Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment in Belize, 2001β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 7.0% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.7% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Belize peaked at 7.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2009.
That places Belize 66th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.0% | 7.0% | 4 |
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More development goals data for Belize
- Red List Index 0.86 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 409.96 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 2 (2025)
- Infant deaths 80 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 69 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 4.99 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 94 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Belize?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Belize was 7.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2009.
- How does Belize rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Belize ranks 66th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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