Belize
Upper-middle income
- Vue d’ensemble
- Prévalence de l’obésité
- Contextual factors
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Risque national d’obésité *8/10This is a composite ‘obesity risk’ score (out of 10, the highest risk) based on obesity prevalence, rate of increase, likelihood of meeting the 2025 target, treatment indicator and childhood stunting levels.Risque d’obésité infantile *7,5/11This is a ‘risk score’ for each country’s likelihood of having or acquiring a major childhood obesity problem during the 2020s, taking account of current prevalence levels and risk for future obesity (based on stunting among infants, maternal obesity, maternal smoking, and breastfeeding rates).
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Ventilation de la population
Facteurs de risques
Activité insuffisante
Consommation de boissons gazeuses
Consommation de fruits
Consommation de légumes
Consommation de restauration rapide
Consommation de viande transformée
Consommation de céréales
Dépression
Anxiété
Les racines de l'obésité »
Like all chronic diseases, the root causes/drivers of obesity are complex. Select here to view 'other' root causes/drivers.Allaitement
Unaffordable diet
Comorbidités
Cancer de l'œsophage
Cancer du sein
Cancer colorectal
Cancer du pancréas
Cancer de la vésicule biliaire
Cancer des reins
Cancer de l'utérus
Hypertension
Hypercholestérolémie
Hyperglycémie à jeun
Prévalence du diabète
Ovarian Cancer
Leukemia
Liver & bile duct cancer
Mulitple Myeloma
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
Thyroid Cancer
Impact économique
Politiques (uniquement disponibles en anglais)
Contextual factors
Prévalence de l’obésité
Adultes, 2017
| Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
| Âge: | 20-55 |
| Taille de l’échantillon: | 7506 |
| Région couverte: | National |
| Références: | Lin JJ, Morey F, Wu HY, Yang JY, Peng YS, Mendez D, Chebat M. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Chronic Kidney Disease in Belize: A Population-based Survey. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2021 Jul 17;1:100013. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100013. PMID: 36776754; PMCID: PMC9903977. |
| Notes: | Obesity data only |
| Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m². | |
Adultes, 2003-2006
| Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
| Âge: | 20+ |
| Taille de l’échantillon: | 1622 |
| Région couverte: | National |
| Références: | The Central America Diabetes Initiative (CAMDI): Survey of Diabetes, Hypertension and Chronic Disease Risk Factors. Belize, San José, San Salvador, Guatemala City, Managua and Tegucigalpa Washington, D.C.: PAHO, 2011 |
| Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m². | |
Enfants, 2018
| Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
| Âge: | 6-12 |
| Taille de l’échantillon: | 588 |
| Région couverte: | Régional |
| Références: | Kirin Rambaran, Surujpal Teelucksingh, Sesh Gowrie Sankar, Michael Boyne, Godfrey Xuereb, Ambra Giorgetti & Michael B. Zimmermann (2020) High prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in ten Caribbean countries: 2018 cross-sectional data and a narrative review of trends in Trinidad and Tobago, Child and Adolescent Obesity, DOI: 10.1080/2574254X.2020.1847632 |
| Notes: | Not nationally representative but a cluster sampling strategy was used to obtain data across the varying geographical and socioeconomic areas of the country. Students with a history of major medical illnesses (such as malignancy, diabetes mellitus, asthma, thyroid disease, haemoglobinopathies, or congenital genetic disorders), or those taking chronic medications for such diseases were excluded from the study. Note that this study has a small sample size. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Enfants, 2011
| Type d’enquête: | Autodéclaré |
| Âge: | 13-15 |
| Taille de l’échantillon: | 2122 |
| Région couverte: | National |
| Références: | Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/2011_GSHS_FS_Belize.pdf?ua=1 (available at 25.11.20) |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
0-5 years, 2015-2016
| Âge: | 0-5 |
| Taille de l’échantillon: | 2397 |
| Références: | MICS: Belize Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, 2015-2016, Final Report. Belmopan, Belize: Statistical Institute of Belize and UNICEF Belize. |
| Notes: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2015-2016
| Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
| Âge: | 0-5 |
| Taille de l’échantillon: | 2397 |
| Région couverte: | National |
| Références: | Statistical Institute of Belize and UNICEF Belize. 2017. Belize Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, 2015-2016, Final Report. Belmopan, Belize: Statistical Institute of Belize and UNICEF Belize. https://www.unicef.org/belize/media/936/file/Multiple%20indicator%20cluster%20survey.pdf (Accessed 15.06.21) |
| Notes: | Infants. |
| Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | Weight for Height. Overweight or obesity = >2SD |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
0-5 years, 2011
| Âge: | 0-5 |
| Taille de l’échantillon: | 1768 |
| Références: | MICS: Belize multiple indicator cluster survey 2011 (MICS). Belize city, Belize: SIB and UNICEF, 2012 |
| Notes: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2006
| Âge: | 0-5 |
| Taille de l’échantillon: | 690 |
| Références: | MICS: Multiple indicator cluster survey Belize, 2006. UNICEF |
| Notes: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | =>+2SD |
