Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Dominican Republic

Overweight in adults in the Dominican Republic in 2024 — 64.9%. Ranked 150 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 41.6 pp.

2024 64.9% +0.7 pp vs 2023
World rank 150of 199
Period maximum 64.9%2024
Period minimum 23.2%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Dominican Republic, 1980–20242040608019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 23.2%1981: 24%1982: 24.7%1983: 25.5%1984: 26.3%1985: 27.1%1986: 28%1987: 28.9%1988: 29.8%1989: 30.7%1990: 31.7%1991: 32.7%1992: 33.7%1993: 34.8%1994: 35.9%1995: 37%1996: 38.1%1997: 39.3%1998: 40.5%1999: 41.6%2000: 42.8%2001: 44%2002: 45.2%2003: 46.3%2004: 47.4%2005: 48.5%2006: 49.5%2007: 50.5%2008: 51.5%2009: 52.5%2010: 53.4%2011: 54.3%2012: 55.2%2013: 56.1%2014: 56.9%2015: 57.8%2016: 58.6%2017: 59.5%2018: 60.3%2019: 61.1%2020: 61.8%2021: 62.6%2022: 63.4%2023: 64.1%2024: 64.9%
Change over the period: +41.6 pp Annual average: 0.95 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic 64.9%
World computed 43.7%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 66.7%
Overweight in adults — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 64.9 +0.7 pp
2023 64.1 +0.7 pp
2022 63.4 +0.8 pp
2021 62.6 +0.8 pp
2020 61.8 +0.8 pp
2019 61.1 +0.8 pp
2018 60.3 +0.8 pp
2017 59.5 +0.8 pp
2016 58.6 +0.8 pp
2015 57.8 +0.9 pp
2014 56.9 +0.9 pp
2013 56.1 +0.9 pp
2012 55.2 +0.9 pp
2011 54.3 +0.9 pp
2010 53.4 +0.9 pp
2009 52.5 +1 pp
2008 51.5 +1 pp
2007 50.5 +1 pp
2006 49.5 +1 pp
2005 48.5 +1.1 pp
2004 47.4 +1.1 pp
2003 46.3 +1.1 pp
2002 45.2 +1.2 pp
2001 44 +1.2 pp
2000 42.8 +1.2 pp
1999 41.6 +1.2 pp
1998 40.5 +1.2 pp
1997 39.3 +1.2 pp
1996 38.1 +1.1 pp
1995 37 +1.1 pp
1994 35.9 +1.1 pp
1993 34.8 +1.1 pp
1992 33.7 +1 pp
1991 32.7 +1 pp
1990 31.7 +1 pp
1989 30.7 +0.9 pp
1988 29.8 +0.9 pp
1987 28.9 +0.9 pp
1986 28 +0.9 pp
1985 27.1 +0.8 pp
1984 26.3 +0.8 pp
1983 25.5 +0.8 pp
1982 24.7 +0.8 pp
1981 24 +0.7 pp
1980 23.2

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.