Belize vs Saint Lucia: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Belize
3.0%
in 2014
Saint Lucia
3.0%
in 2014
Belize rank
101st
Saint Lucia rank
101st
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Belize
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Belize currently reports 3.0% against 3.0% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 101st and Saint Lucia ranks 101st of 198 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | 9.5% | 1.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 7.9% | 1.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 6.1% | 0.6% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 4.3% | 0.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 0.1% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Belize or Saint Lucia?
- Belize, at 3.0% against 3.0% in Saint Lucia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Belize and Saint Lucia?
- 0.0%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Saint Lucia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Belize and Saint Lucia rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Belize ranks 101st and Saint Lucia ranks 101st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.