Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Dominica
Dominica: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women was 29 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Dominica, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Dominica is 29, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Dominica peaked at 29 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.9, in 1975.
Dominica ranks 26th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.9 | — |
| 1976 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 24.2 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 24.3 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 24.6 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 24.7 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 24.9 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 25.2 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 25.4 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 25.5 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 25.7 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 25.9 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 26 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 26.2 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 26.4 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 26.6 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 26.8 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 26.9 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 27.3 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 27.4 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 27.5 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.7 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 27.8 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.9 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 28 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 28.1 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.2 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 28.3 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 28.4 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 28.5 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.6 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 28.7 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 28.8 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 28.9 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.16 | 23.9 | 24.4 | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.29 | 24.6 | 26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.8 | 26.2 | 27.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.85 | 27.4 | 28.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7 | 28.4 | 29 | 7 |
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More gender data for Dominica
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 344 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 355 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 357 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 348 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 359 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 352 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 363 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 356 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 367 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Dominica?
- Mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Dominica was 29 in 2016, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 29 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9 in 1975.
- How does Dominica rank for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Dominica ranks 26th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index (bmi) in women rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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 Mean body mass index (BMI) in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Body mass index (BMI) is measured as a person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by her height (in meters), squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to <25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to <30 as 'overweight'; and >30.0 as 'obese'.