Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese was 3.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Saint Lucia, 1975–2014
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Saint Lucia is 3.6%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Saint Lucia peaked at 11.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2014.
That places Saint Lucia 77th out of 198 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.1% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Saint Lucia?
- Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Saint Lucia was 3.6% in 2014, according to NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2014.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Saint Lucia ranks 77th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.