Dominican Republic vs ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Dominican Republic
5.18
in 2022
ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)
6.95
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
71st
ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) rank
73rd

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)
02468199020062022

How they compare

ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) currently reports 6.95 against 5.18 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.77.

That makes ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)'s figure about 1.3 times Dominican Republic's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 71st and ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) ranks 73rd of 193 countries.

ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) Difference Ahead
2000s 4.33 7.69 3.36 ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)
2010s 4.65 7.41 2.77 ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)
2020s 5.08 7.01 1.93 ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2, Dominican Republic or ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION), at 6.95 against 5.18 in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Dominican Republic and ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
1.77, with ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Dominican Republic and ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Dominican Republic ranks 71st and ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) ranks 73rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below 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 thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed