Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 6.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Saint Lucia stood at 6.8%. 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, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Saint Lucia peaked at 6.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2001.
Saint Lucia ranks 61st of 148 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.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 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% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More infrastructure data for Saint Lucia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 176,399 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 98.67 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30,640 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.14 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1714 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.9 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 30,640 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9867 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Saint Lucia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Saint Lucia was 6.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2001.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Saint Lucia ranks 61st out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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