Samoa vs Saint Lucia: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Samoa
21.2%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
21.9%
in 2024
Samoa rank
26th
Saint Lucia rank
24th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Samoa
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 21.9% against 21.2% in Samoa, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 26th 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 | Samoa | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 4.7% | 2.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 7.9% | 2.2% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 12.2% | 2.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 17.1% | 1.9% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 20.9% | 1.0% | 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, Samoa or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 21.9% against 21.2% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 0.7%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Saint Lucia rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Samoa ranks 26th 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.