Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Dominica
Dominica: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 27 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
27
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
54th
of 189 countries
All-time high
27
in 2016
All-time low
22.7
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Dominica, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean bmi (kg/m²) in Dominica is 27, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Dominica peaked at 27 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.7, in 1975.
Dominica ranks 54th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.7 | — |
| 1976 | 22.8 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 22.9 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 23 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 23.1 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 23.2 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 23.4 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 23.5 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 23.6 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 23.9 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 24.1 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 24.3 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 24.6 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 24.7 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 24.8 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 24.9 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 25.2 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 25.3 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.5 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 25.6 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.9 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 25.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.4 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 26.6 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.7 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 26.8 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.9 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.9 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 5 |
| 1980s | 23.81 | 23.2 | 24.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.05 | 24.6 | 25.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.99 | 25.6 | 26.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.76 | 26.5 | 27 | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Dominica?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Dominica was 27 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 27 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7 in 1975.
- How does Dominica rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Dominica ranks 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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