Czechia vs St. Lucia: Share of children who are overweight or obese

Czechia
6.6%
in 2024
St. Lucia
6.8%
in 2024
Czechia rank
69th
St. Lucia rank
67th

Share of children who are overweight or obese over time

  • Czechia
  • St. Lucia
0246200020122024

How they compare

St. Lucia currently reports 6.8% against 6.6% in Czechia, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, St. Lucia has been ahead every year.

Czechia ranks 69th and St. Lucia ranks 67th of 163 countries.

St. Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia St. Lucia Difference Ahead
2000s 4.8% 5.6% 0.8% St. Lucia
2010s 5.1% 6.2% 1.0% St. Lucia
2020s 6.1% 6.6% 0.5% St. Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children who are overweight or obese, Czechia or St. Lucia?
St. Lucia, at 6.8% against 6.6% in Czechia as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of children who are overweight or obese between Czechia and St. Lucia?
0.2%, with St. Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and St. Lucia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Czechia and St. Lucia rank globally for share of children who are overweight or obese?
Czechia ranks 69th and St. Lucia ranks 67th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who are overweight or obese
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 4,075 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.