Share of adults defined as obese in Dominica
Dominica: Share of adults defined as obese was 32.95 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.95
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
52nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
32.95
in 2024
All-time low
7.35
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of adults defined as obese in Dominica, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults defined as obese in Dominica stood at 32.95. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults defined as obese in Dominica peaked at 32.95 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.35, in 1980.
Dominica ranks 52nd of 199 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.63 | 7.35 | 10.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.24 | 10.66 | 16.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.79 | 16.91 | 22.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.16 | 23.21 | 29.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.43 | 29.92 | 32.95 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0602 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 17.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 4.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.0069 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults defined as obese in Dominica?
- Share of adults defined as obese in Dominica was 32.95 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 32.95 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.35 in 1980.
- How does Dominica rank for share of adults defined as obese?
- Dominica ranks 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults defined as obese rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults defined as obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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