Share of men who are overweight or obese in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 58.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Dominican Republic, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men who are overweight or obese in Dominican Republic stood at 58.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Dominican Republic peaked at 58.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1980.
Dominican Republic ranks 92nd 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 | 20.8% | 17.4% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 25.4% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 36.9% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 48.3% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 55.7% | 58.3% | 5 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Dominican Republic?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Dominican Republic was 58.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1980.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Dominican Republic ranks 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.