Share of women who are overweight or obese in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 77.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women 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 77.1% for share of women 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 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Saint Lucia peaked at 77.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1980.
That places Saint Lucia 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.0% | — |
| 1981 | 35.9% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 36.8% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 37.8% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 38.7% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 39.7% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 40.7% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 41.7% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 42.7% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 43.8% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 44.9% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 46.0% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 47.1% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 48.2% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 49.4% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 50.6% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 52.9% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 54.1% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 55.3% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 57.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 58.8% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 60.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 63.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.3% | 35.0% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 44.9% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 56.5% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 66.6% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 74.5% | 77.1% | 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 996 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,024 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Saint Lucia?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Saint Lucia was 77.1% 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 women who are overweight or obese recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Saint Lucia ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 women 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 meters squared.