Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 19.3 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
19.3
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
25th
of 193 countries
All-time high
19.3
in 2022
All-time low
5.23
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Saint Lucia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Saint Lucia is 19.3, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Saint Lucia peaked at 19.3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.23, in 1990.
Saint Lucia ranks 25th 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.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.23 | — |
| 1991 | 5.52 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 5.83 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 6.14 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 6.47 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 6.81 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 7.17 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 7.53 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 7.9 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 8.27 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 8.65 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 9.03 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 9.43 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 9.85 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 10.27 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 10.69 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 11.1 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 11.51 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 11.92 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 12.32 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 12.73 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 13.15 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 13.61 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 14.1 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 14.63 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 15.16 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 15.7 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 16.26 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 16.83 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 17.42 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 18.03 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 18.66 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 19.3 | +3.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 19.3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.29, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 19.3 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.02, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.69 | 5.23 | 8.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.48 | 8.65 | 12.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.96 | 12.73 | 17.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.66 | 18.03 | 19.3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Saint Lucia?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Saint Lucia was 19.3 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.23 in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Saint Lucia ranks 25th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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