Dominican Republic vs Turkey: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Dominican Republic
32.75
in 2022
Turkey
32.69
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
59th
Turkey rank
60th

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • Turkey
101520253035199020062022

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 32.75 against 32.69 in Turkey, a difference of 0.06.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 59th and Turkey ranks 60th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 13.19 13.78 0.585 Turkey
2000s 18.29 18.14 0.145 Dominican Republic
2010s 25.38 25.19 0.188 Dominican Republic
2020s 31.69 31.59 0.0967 Dominican Republic

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, Dominican Republic or Turkey?
Dominican Republic, at 32.75 against 32.69 in Turkey as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Dominican Republic and Turkey?
0.06, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Turkey?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Dominican Republic and Turkey rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Dominican Republic ranks 59th and Turkey ranks 60th 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
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