Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 6.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Saint Lucia is 6.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Saint Lucia peaked at 6.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2001.
Saint Lucia ranks 68th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 6.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 91% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 6.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2%, 83% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Saint Lucia?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Saint Lucia was 6.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2001.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 68th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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