Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 37.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
37.3%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
38th
of 198 countries
All-time high
37.3%
in 2024
All-time low
9.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Saint Lucia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Saint Lucia stood at 37.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Saint Lucia peaked at 37.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1980.
That places Saint Lucia 38th out of 198 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.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.6% | — |
| 1981 | 10.0% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 10.3% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 11.0% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 11.4% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 11.9% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 12.3% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 12.8% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 13.3% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 14.4% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 16.8% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.3% | 9.6% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 13.9% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 20.1% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 27.2% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 34.5% | 37.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Saint Lucia?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Saint Lucia was 37.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Saint Lucia ranks 38th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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