Dominica vs Iraq: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Dominica
35.5%
in 2024
Iraq
35.7%
in 2024
Dominica rank
45th
Iraq rank
44th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Dominica
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 35.7% against 35.5% in Dominica, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Dominica ranks 45th and Iraq ranks 44th of 198 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.6% | 16.3% | 5.6% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 19.6% | 4.0% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 25.3% | 3.2% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 30.8% | 1.9% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 34.7% | 0.5% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Dominica or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 35.7% against 35.5% in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Dominica and Iraq?
- 0.2%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Iraq?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Iraq rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Dominica ranks 45th and Iraq ranks 44th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.