Share of overweight men vs. women in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of overweight men vs. women was 49.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of overweight men vs. women in Saint Lucia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of overweight men vs. women in Saint Lucia stood at 49.1%. 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 overweight men vs. women in Saint Lucia peaked at 49.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1980.
Saint Lucia ranks 124th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of overweight men vs. women in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.5% | — |
| 1981 | 20.1% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 20.8% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 21.4% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 22.1% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 22.7% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 23.4% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 24.1% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 24.9% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 25.6% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 26.4% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 27.2% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 28.0% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 28.9% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 29.7% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 30.6% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 31.6% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 32.5% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 33.5% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 34.4% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 35.4% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 40.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 45.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 45.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 47.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 48.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 49.1% | +0.8% |
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 |
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 overweight men vs. women in Saint Lucia?
- Share of overweight men vs. women 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 overweight men vs. women recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of overweight men vs. women recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of overweight men vs. women?
- Saint Lucia ranks 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of overweight men vs. women 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 overweight men vs. women. 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.