Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Dominica
Dominica: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 20.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.7%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
29th
of 198 countries
All-time high
20.7%
in 2024
All-time low
3.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Dominica, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Dominica stood at 20.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Dominica peaked at 20.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1980.
Dominica ranks 29th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.7% | — |
| 1981 | 3.9% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 4.0% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 4.2% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 5.2% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 5.4% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 6.3% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.8% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 14.1% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.8% | 20.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 26 Samoa 21.2% compare
- 27 Grenada 21.0% compare
- 28 Bermuda 21.0% compare
- 30 United Arab Emirates 20.0% compare
- 31 United States of America 19.7% compare
- 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Dominica?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Dominica was 20.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1980.
- How does Dominica rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Dominica ranks 29th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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 Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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