Jamaica vs Saint Lucia: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Jamaica
5.06
in 2024
Saint Lucia
6.76
in 2024
Jamaica rank
21st
Saint Lucia rank
18th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Jamaica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 6.76 against 5.06 in Jamaica, a difference of 1.7.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 21st and Saint Lucia ranks 18th of 27 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.87 | 5.6 | 1.27 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 6.65 | 6.15 | 0.5036 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 5.45 | 6.59 | 1.14 | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from), Jamaica or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 6.76 against 5.06 in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 1.7, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Saint Lucia rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Jamaica ranks 21st and Saint Lucia ranks 18th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.