Child adolescent obesity in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Child adolescent obesity was 36.73 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Child adolescent obesity in Saint Lucia, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child adolescent obesity in Saint Lucia stood at 36.73. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Saint Lucia peaked at 36.73 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.15, in 1980.
That places Saint Lucia 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.77 | 10.15 | 13.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.83 | 14.24 | 19.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.25 | 20.23 | 26.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.06 | 26.93 | 33.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.38 | 34 | 36.73 | 5 |
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More health data for Saint Lucia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,807 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1,448 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,407 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1,343 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Saint Lucia?
- Child adolescent obesity in Saint Lucia was 36.73 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.73 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.15 in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Saint Lucia ranks 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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