Dominica vs Papua New Guinea: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Dominica
36.83
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
36.37
in 2022
Dominica rank
41st
Papua New Guinea rank
43rd

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • Dominica
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Dominica currently reports 36.83 against 36.37 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.46.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Dominica ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 16.47 20.58 4.1 Papua New Guinea
2000s 23.04 25.81 2.77 Papua New Guinea
2010s 30.42 31.44 1.01 Papua New Guinea
2020s 35.96 35.67 0.2867 Dominica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Dominica or Papua New Guinea?
Dominica, at 36.83 against 36.37 in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Dominica and Papua New Guinea?
0.46, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Papua New Guinea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Dominica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Dominica ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed