Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Dominica
Dominica: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 36.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents 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 36.3% for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Dominica peaked at 36.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1980.
Dominica ranks 45th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.6% | 10.0% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 13.9% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 20.0% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 26.5% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 33.5% | 36.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Dominica?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Dominica was 36.3% 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 children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1980.
- How does Dominica rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Dominica ranks 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.