Saint Lucia vs Venezuela: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Saint Lucia
6.8%
in 2024
Venezuela
7.3%
in 2024
Saint Lucia rank
68th
Venezuela rank
66th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Saint Lucia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 7.3% against 6.8% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Venezuela'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.
Saint Lucia ranks 68th and Venezuela ranks 66th of 163 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.7% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.7% | 0.5% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 7.2% | 0.6% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Saint Lucia or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 7.3% against 6.8% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Saint Lucia and Venezuela?
- 0.5%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Venezuela?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Saint Lucia and Venezuela rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Saint Lucia ranks 68th and Venezuela ranks 66th 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.