Share of women who are obese in Haiti
Haiti: Share of women who are obese was 16.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Haiti, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 16.5% for share of women who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Haiti peaked at 16.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1980.
That places Haiti 155th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are obese in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.9% | — |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 4.8% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 4.6% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.5% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.8% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.7% | 16.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More gender data for Haiti
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,621 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2535 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,690 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 121,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 123,595 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 120,890 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 123,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 120,776 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 123,151 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Haiti?
- Share of women who are obese in Haiti was 16.5% 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1980.
- How does Haiti rank for share of women who are obese?
- Haiti ranks 155th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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.