Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Prevalence of overweight, female
Barbados
75.6%
in 2022
Saint Lucia
75.8%
in 2022
Barbados rank
19th
Saint Lucia rank
18th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Barbados
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 75.8% against 75.6% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 19th and Saint Lucia ranks 18th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6% | 49.9% | 8.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 61.3% | 3.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 70.4% | 0.9% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 75.1% | 0.1% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Barbados or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 75.8% against 75.6% in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 0.2%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Barbados ranks 19th and Saint Lucia ranks 18th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.