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Belize Diabetes Profile Summary

• Population and Income Group: Belize has a total population of 359,000 and is classified as an upper middle-income country.
• Mortality: Diabetes mortality rates are low, with fewer than 100 deaths reported for both males and females in adults aged 30–69 and 70+ years.
• Disease Burden: Diabetes accounts for 35% of proportional mortality overall in Belize, making it a significant contributor to non-communicable disease (NCD) deaths, with NCDs overall including cardiovascular diseases and cancers.
• Risk Factors: High diabetes prevalence (7.6% for males, 12.2% for females; 9.9% total) is accompanied by widespread overweight (45.4–55.5%) and obesity (14.8–26.4%); however, data on physical inactivity is missing.
• National Response: Belize has an operational policy/strategy for diabetes and for reducing physical inactivity, along with available and fully implemented diabetes guidelines and some medical procedures. It lacks a diabetes registry, recent risk factor surveys involving blood glucose measurement, and adequate stock of certain medicines or technologies.