Share of adults who are overweight in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Share of adults who are overweight was 64.85 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
64.85
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
47th
of 196 countries
All-time high
64.85
in 2024
All-time low
23.24
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of adults who are overweight in Dominican Republic, 1980–2024

02040601980200220241980: 23.21981: 241982: 24.71983: 25.51984: 26.31985: 27.11986: 281987: 28.91988: 29.81989: 30.71990: 31.71991: 32.71992: 33.71993: 34.81994: 35.91995: 371996: 38.11997: 39.31998: 40.51999: 41.62000: 42.82001: 442002: 45.22003: 46.32004: 47.42005: 48.52006: 49.52007: 50.52008: 51.52009: 52.52010: 53.42011: 54.32012: 55.22013: 56.12014: 56.92015: 57.82016: 58.62017: 59.52018: 60.32019: 61.12020: 61.82021: 62.62022: 63.42023: 64.12024: 64.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of adults who are overweight in Dominican Republic is 64.85, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Dominican Republic peaked at 64.85 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.24, in 1980.

That places Dominican Republic 47th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Share of adults who are overweight in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Share of adults who are overweight in Dominican Republic, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 23.24
1981 23.97 +3.1%
1982 24.73 +3.2%
1983 25.51 +3.2%
1984 26.31 +3.2%
1985 27.15 +3.2%
1986 28 +3.2%
1987 28.88 +3.1%
1988 29.79 +3.1%
1989 30.73 +3.1%
1990 31.69 +3.1%
1991 32.69 +3.1%
1992 33.71 +3.1%
1993 34.76 +3.1%
1994 35.85 +3.1%
1995 36.97 +3.1%
1996 38.11 +3.1%
1997 39.28 +3.1%
1998 40.46 +3.0%
1999 41.65 +2.9%
2000 42.83 +2.8%
2001 44 +2.7%
2002 45.15 +2.6%
2003 46.28 +2.5%
2004 47.38 +2.4%
2005 48.45 +2.3%
2006 49.5 +2.2%
2007 50.51 +2.1%
2008 51.5 +2.0%
2009 52.47 +1.9%
2010 53.41 +1.8%
2011 54.32 +1.7%
2012 55.22 +1.6%
2013 56.09 +1.6%
2014 56.95 +1.5%
2015 57.8 +1.5%
2016 58.64 +1.5%
2017 59.47 +1.4%
2018 60.28 +1.4%
2019 61.07 +1.3%
2020 61.85 +1.3%
2021 62.61 +1.2%
2022 63.37 +1.2%
2023 64.12 +1.2%
2024 64.85 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 26.83 23.24 30.73 10
1990s 36.52 31.69 41.65 10
2000s 47.81 42.83 52.47 10
2010s 57.32 53.41 61.07 10
2020s 63.36 61.85 64.85 5

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 44 Oman 66.08 compare
  2. 45 Honduras 65.77 compare
  3. 46 Brazil 65.03 compare
  4. 48 Guatemala 64.76 compare
  5. 49 Ireland 64.65 compare
  6. 50 Croatia 64.33 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who are overweight in Dominican Republic?
Share of adults who are overweight in Dominican Republic was 64.85 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 64.85 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 23.24 in 1980.
How does Dominican Republic rank for share of adults who are overweight?
Dominican Republic ranks 47th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of adults who are overweight
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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