Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Haiti
Haiti: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 10.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Haiti, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Haiti is 10.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Haiti peaked at 10.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1980.
Haiti ranks 167th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.9% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.4% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More health data for Haiti
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 121,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 120,451 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 122,007 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 120,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 121,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 123,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 123,602 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 123,547 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Haiti?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Haiti was 10.7% 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 adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1980.
- How does Haiti rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Haiti ranks 167th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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 adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.