Prevalence of obesity, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Prevalence of obesity, female was 47.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity, female in Saint Lucia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO):Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of female population ages 18+.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of obesity, female in Saint Lucia stood at 47.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 47.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1980.
Saint Lucia ranks 19th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of female population ages 18+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.6% | — |
| 1981 | 10.2% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 10.7% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 11.3% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 11.9% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 13.2% | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 13.9% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 15.4% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 16.2% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 17.0% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 17.8% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 19.6% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 21.5% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 22.5% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 24.6% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 26.7% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 28.8% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 30.8% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 39.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | +1.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 47.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 47.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.0%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.3% | 9.6% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.2% | 16.2% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 25.7% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 35.7% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 44.5% | 47.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More gender data for Saint Lucia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 29.85 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9128 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 151.51 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 151.51 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2859 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 974 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 980 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,007 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity, female in Saint Lucia?
- Prevalence of obesity, female in Saint Lucia was 47.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO):Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for prevalence of obesity, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of obesity, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 (WHO):Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Prevalence of obesity, female (% of female population ages 18+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Prevalence of obesity adult is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is 30 kg/m² or higher. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.