Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 35.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.4%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
39th
of 198 countries
All-time high
35.4%
in 2024
All-time low
5.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Saint Lucia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 35.4% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Saint Lucia peaked at 35.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1980.
Saint Lucia ranks 39th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.6% | — |
| 1981 | 5.9% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 6.2% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 6.8% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 7.4% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 8.3% | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 10.0% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 13.9% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 14.7% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 9.4% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 16.4% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 24.6% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 32.1% | 35.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 36 Jamaica 35.7% compare
- 37 Bahrain 35.5% compare
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 35.4% compare
- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.0% compare
- 41 Seychelles 34.9% compare
- 42 Bermuda 34.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Saint Lucia?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Saint Lucia was 35.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 39th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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