Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Saint Lucia

Obesity in adults in Saint Lucia in 2024 — 34.8%. Ranked 162 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 28.4 pp.

2024 34.8% +0.8 pp vs 2023
World rank 162of 199
Period maximum 34.8%2024
Period minimum 6.4%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Saint Lucia, 1980–202401020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 6.4%1981: 6.8%1982: 7.1%1983: 7.5%1984: 7.9%1985: 8.4%1986: 8.8%1987: 9.3%1988: 9.8%1989: 10.2%1990: 10.6%1991: 11.2%1992: 11.7%1993: 12.3%1994: 13%1995: 13.6%1996: 14.3%1997: 15%1998: 15.7%1999: 16.5%2000: 17.2%2001: 17.9%2002: 18.7%2003: 19.5%2004: 20.2%2005: 21%2006: 21.8%2007: 22.5%2008: 23.2%2009: 23.9%2010: 24.6%2011: 25.4%2012: 26.1%2013: 26.8%2014: 27.5%2015: 28.2%2016: 28.9%2017: 29.6%2018: 30.3%2019: 31.1%2020: 31.8%2021: 32.5%2022: 33.3%2023: 34%2024: 34.8%
Change over the period: +28.4 pp Annual average: 0.64 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia 34.8%
World computed 16.1%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 31.4%
Obesity in adults — Saint Lucia, by year Saint Lucia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 34.8 +0.8 pp
2023 34 +0.8 pp
2022 33.3 +0.7 pp
2021 32.5 +0.7 pp
2020 31.8 +0.7 pp
2019 31.1 +0.7 pp
2018 30.3 +0.7 pp
2017 29.6 +0.7 pp
2016 28.9 +0.7 pp
2015 28.2 +0.7 pp
2014 27.5 +0.7 pp
2013 26.8 +0.7 pp
2012 26.1 +0.7 pp
2011 25.4 +0.7 pp
2010 24.6 +0.7 pp
2009 23.9 +0.7 pp
2008 23.2 +0.7 pp
2007 22.5 +0.7 pp
2006 21.8 +0.7 pp
2005 21 +0.8 pp
2004 20.2 +0.8 pp
2003 19.5 +0.8 pp
2002 18.7 +0.8 pp
2001 17.9 +0.8 pp
2000 17.2 +0.7 pp
1999 16.5 +0.7 pp
1998 15.7 +0.7 pp
1997 15 +0.7 pp
1996 14.3 +0.7 pp
1995 13.6 +0.7 pp
1994 13 +0.6 pp
1993 12.3 +0.6 pp
1992 11.7 +0.6 pp
1991 11.2 +0.5 pp
1990 10.6 +0.5 pp
1989 10.2 +0.4 pp
1988 9.8 +0.4 pp
1987 9.3 +0.5 pp
1986 8.8 +0.5 pp
1985 8.4 +0.4 pp
1984 7.9 +0.4 pp
1983 7.5 +0.4 pp
1982 7.1 +0.4 pp
1981 6.8 +0.4 pp
1980 6.4

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² and above. The series has been kept since 1980 and shows one of the fastest changes in the health of populations in the whole history of observation: in most countries the share has grown two- to threefold. The top of the ranking is held not by rich countries, as one might expect, but by the islands of Oceania and the Persian Gulf, where the shift to purchased food happened within one generation.

Important: The aggregate by country group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one: the share of adults differs between countries by a factor of about 1.5, so young countries get a slightly larger weight than they should.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.