Share of adults who are obese in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of adults who are obese was 35.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Saint Lucia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who are obese in Saint Lucia is 35.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Saint Lucia peaked at 35.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1980.
That places Saint Lucia 39th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of adults who are obese in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.6% | — |
| 1981 | 5.9% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 6.2% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 6.8% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 7.4% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 8.3% | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 10.0% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 13.9% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 14.7% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | +2.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 35.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.6%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 35.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.2%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 9.4% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 16.4% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 24.6% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 32.1% | 35.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 36 Jamaica 35.7% compare
- 37 Bahrain 35.5% compare
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 35.4% compare
- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.0% compare
- 41 Seychelles 34.9% compare
- 42 Bermuda 34.8% compare
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 share of adults who are obese in Saint Lucia?
- Share of adults who are obese in Saint Lucia was 35.4% 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 adults who are obese recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Saint Lucia ranks 39th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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 adults who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.