Share of children who are overweight or obese in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 6.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 6.8% for share of children who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Saint Lucia peaked at 6.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2001.
That places Saint Lucia 67th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 6.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 91% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 6.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 86% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
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 reference data data for Saint Lucia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Saint Lucia?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Saint Lucia was 6.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2001.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Saint Lucia ranks 67th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese 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 World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.