Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Dominica
Dominica: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 36.83 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
36.83
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
41st
of 193 countries
All-time high
36.83
in 2022
All-time low
13.75
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Dominica, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Dominica stood at 36.83. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Dominica peaked at 36.83 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.75, in 1990.
Dominica ranks 41st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.75 | — |
| 1991 | 14.31 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 14.9 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 15.52 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 16.14 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 16.76 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 17.39 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 18.02 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 18.65 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 19.3 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 19.95 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 20.62 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 21.3 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 22 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 22.7 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 23.4 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 24.09 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 24.76 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 25.43 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 26.1 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 26.81 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 27.56 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 28.34 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 29.14 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 29.95 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 30.78 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 31.61 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 32.47 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 33.35 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 34.22 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 35.09 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 35.96 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 36.83 | +2.4% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 36.83 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 36.83 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 100% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.47 | 13.75 | 19.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.04 | 19.95 | 26.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.42 | 26.81 | 34.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.96 | 35.09 | 36.83 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 38 Cuba 37.15 compare
- 39 Marshall Islands 36.99 compare
- 40 Saint Lucia 36.95 compare
- 42 Australia 36.39 compare
- 43 Papua New Guinea 36.37 compare
- 44 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 36.13 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0066 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,509 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Dominica?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Dominica was 36.83 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 36.83 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.75 in 1990.
- How does Dominica rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Dominica ranks 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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