Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 62.58 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Saint Lucia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 62.58 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Saint Lucia peaked at 62.58 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36, in 1990.
Saint Lucia ranks 57th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36 | — |
| 1991 | 36.93 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 37.88 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 38.86 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 39.85 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 40.87 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 41.92 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 42.98 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 44.05 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 45.13 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 46.2 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 47.26 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 48.28 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 49.28 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 50.24 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 51.17 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 52.07 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 52.93 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 53.74 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 54.52 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 55.27 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 55.99 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 56.67 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 57.31 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 57.94 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 58.54 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 59.14 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 59.72 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 60.29 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 60.86 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 61.43 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 62.01 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 62.58 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.45 | 36 | 45.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.57 | 46.2 | 54.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.17 | 55.27 | 60.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.01 | 61.43 | 62.58 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Saint Lucia?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Saint Lucia was 62.58 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.58 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Saint Lucia ranks 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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