Share of women who are overweight or obese in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 71.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Dominican Republic, 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 women who are overweight or obese in Dominican Republic stood at 71.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Dominican Republic peaked at 71.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1980.
That places Dominican Republic 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.8% | — |
| 1981 | 29.6% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 30.4% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 31.3% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 32.1% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 33.9% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 34.8% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 35.7% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 36.7% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 37.7% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 38.7% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 39.7% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 40.7% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 41.8% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 42.9% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 44.0% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 45.1% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 46.2% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 47.3% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 49.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 57.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.6% | 28.8% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.4% | 37.7% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 48.4% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 58.3% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 67.8% | 71.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,035 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Dominican Republic?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Dominican Republic was 71.2% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1980.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Dominican Republic ranks 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.