Mexico vs Saint Lucia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Mexico
6.9%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
6.3%
in 2024
Mexico rank
65th
Saint Lucia rank
68th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Mexico
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 6.9% against 6.3% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 65th and Saint Lucia ranks 68th of 163 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.2% | 1.4% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 0.4% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Mexico or Saint Lucia?
- Mexico, at 6.9% against 6.3% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Mexico and Saint Lucia?
- 0.6%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Saint Lucia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Saint Lucia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Mexico ranks 65th and Saint Lucia ranks 68th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). 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, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.