Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 0.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.9
in 2000
All-time low
0.7
in 2006
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.7 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2006.
Saint Lucia ranks 157th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.79 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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More health data for Saint Lucia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5338 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,807 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0439 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0457 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Saint Lucia?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Saint Lucia was 0.7 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2006.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 157th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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