Share of men defined as overweight in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of men defined as overweight was 49.06 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
49.06
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
124th
of 199 countries
All-time high
49.06
in 2024
All-time low
19.53
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of men defined as overweight in Saint Lucia, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 49.06 for share of men defined as overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men defined as overweight in Saint Lucia peaked at 49.06 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.53, in 1980.
That places Saint Lucia 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of men defined as overweight in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.53 | — |
| 1981 | 20.14 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 20.76 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 21.4 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 22.06 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 22.74 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 23.43 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 24.15 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 24.88 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 25.64 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 26.41 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 27.21 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 28.03 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 28.87 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 29.74 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 30.64 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 31.56 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 32.5 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 33.46 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 34.43 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 35.41 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 36.37 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 37.31 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 38.24 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 39.13 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 39.98 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 40.78 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 41.54 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 42.24 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 42.9 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 43.51 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 44.06 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 44.56 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 45 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 45.4 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 45.79 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 46.16 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 46.52 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 46.86 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 47.2 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 47.55 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 47.91 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 48.28 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 48.66 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 49.06 | +0.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 49.06 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.65, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 49.06 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.03, 80% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.47 | 19.53 | 25.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.28 | 26.41 | 34.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.39 | 35.41 | 42.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.51 | 43.51 | 47.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.29 | 47.55 | 49.06 | 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 share of men defined as overweight in Saint Lucia?
- Share of men defined as overweight in Saint Lucia was 49.06 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men defined as overweight recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.06 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men defined as overweight recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.53 in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of men defined as overweight?
- Saint Lucia ranks 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men defined as overweight rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Share of men defined as overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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