Dominican Republic vs Saint Lucia: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Dominican Republic

3.7%

in 2014

Saint Lucia

3.6%

in 2014

Dominican Republic rank

75th

Saint Lucia rank

77th

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time

Dominican Republic
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 3.7% against 3.6% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 75th and Saint Lucia ranks 77th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Unit: %
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of men (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.