Prevalence of overweight, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Prevalence of overweight, female was 69.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Dominican Republic, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, female in Dominican Republic is 69.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 69.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 1990.
That places Dominican Republic 51st out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.8% | — |
| 1991 | 38.8% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 39.8% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 40.9% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 41.9% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 43.0% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 44.1% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 45.2% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 46.3% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 49.6% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 50.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 55.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 57.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 67.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | +1.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 69.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.0%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 69.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 70.6%, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.5% | 37.8% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 48.5% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 58.4% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 67.6% | 69.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % 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 prevalence of overweight, female in Dominican Republic?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Dominican Republic was 69.3% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 51st out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.