Peru vs Saint Lucia: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Peru
22.1%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
21.9%
in 2024
Peru rank
22nd
Saint Lucia rank
24th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Peru
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Peru currently reports 22.1% against 21.9% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Peru ranks 22nd and Saint Lucia ranks 24th of 198 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 4.7% | 2.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 7.9% | 3.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 12.2% | 5.2% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 17.1% | 3.9% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 20.9% | 0.6% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Peru or Saint Lucia?
- Peru, at 22.1% against 21.9% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Peru and Saint Lucia?
- 0.2%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Saint Lucia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Saint Lucia rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Peru ranks 22nd and Saint Lucia ranks 24th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.