Share of men who are overweight or obese in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 49.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or 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
Saint Lucia recorded 49.1% for share of men who are overweight or obese 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 who are overweight or obese in Saint Lucia peaked at 49.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.5% | 19.5% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 26.4% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 35.4% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 43.5% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 47.6% | 49.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Saint Lucia?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Saint Lucia was 49.1% 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 men who are overweight or obese recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Saint Lucia ranks 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.