Jamaica vs Saint Lucia: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Jamaica
35.7%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
35.4%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
36th
Saint Lucia rank
39th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Jamaica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 35.7% against 35.4% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 36th and Saint Lucia ranks 39th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 0.4% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 0.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 20.0% | 0.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 27.9% | 0.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 33.7% | 0.3% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Jamaica or Saint Lucia?
- Jamaica, at 35.7% against 35.4% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 0.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Saint Lucia rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Jamaica ranks 36th and Saint Lucia ranks 39th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.