Share of women who are overweight or obese in Dominica
Dominica: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 76.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or 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 76.7% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Dominica peaked at 76.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 1980.
Dominica ranks 22nd 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 overweight or obese in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.6% | — |
| 1981 | 40.4% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 41.2% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 42.1% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 43.0% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 43.9% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 44.8% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 45.7% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 46.6% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 47.6% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 48.5% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 49.5% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 50.4% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 51.4% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 52.4% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 53.4% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 54.5% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 55.5% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 56.5% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 57.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 58.5% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 59.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 60.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 61.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 62.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 64.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 71.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 76.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.5% | 39.6% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.0% | 48.5% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 58.5% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 67.2% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 74.4% | 76.7% | 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 overweight or obese in Dominica?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Dominica was 76.7% 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 1980.
- How does Dominica rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Dominica ranks 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 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.