Children who are overweight sdgs in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Children who are overweight sdgs was 6.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children who are overweight sdgs in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 6.8 for children who are overweight sdgs 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, children who are overweight sdgs 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.
Children who are overweight sdgs 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 | +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 | 5.61 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.16 | 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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children who are overweight sdgs in Saint Lucia?
- Children who are overweight sdgs in Saint Lucia was 6.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 in 2001.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for children who are overweight sdgs?
- Saint Lucia ranks 67th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children who are overweight sdgs 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Children who are overweight sdgs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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