Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Dominica
Dominica: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 61.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
61.3%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
89th
of 198 countries
All-time high
61.3%
in 2024
All-time low
25.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Dominica, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Dominica stood at 61.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Dominica peaked at 61.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1980.
Dominica ranks 89th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.9% | — |
| 1981 | 26.3% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 26.8% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 27.3% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 27.9% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 28.6% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 29.3% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 30.0% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 30.8% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 31.6% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 32.4% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 33.3% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 34.2% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 35.2% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 36.2% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 37.4% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 38.5% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 39.7% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 40.8% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 42.0% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 45.7% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 46.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 58.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 59.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 59.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 60.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 61.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.5% | 25.9% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 32.4% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 43.0% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 51.2% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 58.4% | 61.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Dominica?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Dominica was 61.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1980.
- How does Dominica rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Dominica ranks 89th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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