Puerto Rico vs Saint Lucia: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Puerto Rico
36.7%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
36.7%
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
37th
Saint Lucia rank
38th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 36.7% against 36.7% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 37th and Saint Lucia ranks 38th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.5% | 11.8% | 0.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 16.8% | 0.2% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 23.2% | 0.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 30.1% | 0.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 35.4% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese, Puerto Rico or Saint Lucia?
- Puerto Rico, at 36.7% against 36.7% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Puerto Rico and Saint Lucia?
- 0.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Saint Lucia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Saint Lucia rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Puerto Rico ranks 37th and Saint Lucia ranks 38th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.