Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 36.95 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
36.95
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
40th
of 193 countries
All-time high
36.95
in 2022
All-time low
14.08
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Saint Lucia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Saint Lucia stood at 36.95. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Saint Lucia peaked at 36.95 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.08, in 1990.
Saint Lucia ranks 40th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.08 | — |
| 1991 | 14.64 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 15.22 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 15.8 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 16.41 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 17.03 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 17.67 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 18.32 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 18.98 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 19.63 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 20.29 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 20.95 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 21.64 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 22.33 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 23.04 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 23.74 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 24.44 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 25.14 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 25.82 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 26.49 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 27.16 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 27.86 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 28.58 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 29.35 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 30.14 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 30.95 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 31.77 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 32.6 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 33.46 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 34.33 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 35.2 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 36.08 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 36.95 | +2.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 36.95 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 36.95 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.78 | 14.08 | 19.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.39 | 20.29 | 26.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.62 | 27.16 | 34.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.08 | 35.2 | 36.95 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 37.54 compare
- 38 Cuba 37.15 compare
- 39 Marshall Islands 36.99 compare
- 41 Dominica 36.83 compare
- 42 Australia 36.39 compare
- 43 Papua New Guinea 36.37 compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9421 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9555 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Saint Lucia?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Saint Lucia was 36.95 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.95 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.08 in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Saint Lucia ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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