Share of women who are obese in Dominica
Dominica: Share of women who are obese was 46.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Dominica, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 46.3% for share of women who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Dominica peaked at 46.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1980.
Dominica ranks 29th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are obese in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.1% | — |
| 1981 | 13.6% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 14.1% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 14.7% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 15.2% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 15.8% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 16.4% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 17.0% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 18.3% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 19.0% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 19.7% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 20.4% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 21.1% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 21.9% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 23.5% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 25.2% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 26.1% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 27.8% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 39.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 45.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 46.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.6% | 13.1% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 19.0% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 26.9% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 35.3% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 43.3% | 46.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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 share of women who are obese in Dominica?
- Share of women who are obese in Dominica was 46.3% 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 obese recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1980.
- How does Dominica rank for share of women who are obese?
- Dominica ranks 29th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 Share of women who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.