Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.4%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
70th
of 198 countries
All-time high
64.4%
in 2024
All-time low
25.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Saint Lucia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Saint Lucia is 64.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Saint Lucia peaked at 64.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1980.
That places Saint Lucia 70th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.1% | — |
| 1981 | 25.6% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 26.1% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 26.6% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 27.2% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 27.7% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 28.4% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 29.1% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 30.1% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 31.3% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 32.6% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 33.8% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 34.7% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 35.7% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 36.8% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 37.8% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 38.9% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 40.1% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 41.4% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 42.9% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 44.3% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 46.5% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 48.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 58.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 59.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 59.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 62.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.7% | 25.1% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 32.6% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 44.3% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 54.9% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 61.8% | 64.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 67 Honduras 64.7% compare
- 68 Dominican Republic 64.7% compare
- 69 Finland 64.5% compare
- 71 Palestine, State of 63.9% compare
- 72 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 63.8% compare
- 73 Belarus 63.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Saint Lucia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Saint Lucia was 64.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 70th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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