Fiji vs Saint Lucia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Fiji
7.3%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
6.8%
in 2024
Fiji rank
66th
Saint Lucia rank
68th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Fiji
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 7.3% against 6.8% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Fiji ranks 66th and Saint Lucia ranks 68th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 5.6% | 0.6% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 0.8% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.6% | 0.9% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Fiji or Saint Lucia?
- Fiji, at 7.3% against 6.8% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Fiji and Saint Lucia?
- 0.5%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Saint Lucia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Saint Lucia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Fiji ranks 66th 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 (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 children is the percentage of children 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.