Maldives vs Saint Lucia: Prevalence of overweight, male
Maldives
47.9%
in 2022
Saint Lucia
49.0%
in 2022
Maldives rank
120th
Saint Lucia rank
117th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Maldives
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 49.0% against 47.9% in Maldives, a difference of 1.1%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 120th and Saint Lucia ranks 117th of 196 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 30.3% | 13.6% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 39.4% | 14.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 45.7% | 8.2% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 48.5% | 2.0% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Maldives or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 49.0% against 47.9% in Maldives as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Maldives and Saint Lucia?
- 1.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Saint Lucia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Maldives and Saint Lucia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Maldives ranks 120th and Saint Lucia ranks 117th 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, male (% of male 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 male adults is the percentage of males 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.