Australia vs Dominican Republic: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2
Australia
15.77
in 2022
Dominican Republic
15.48
in 2022
Australia rank
47th
Dominican Republic rank
50th
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 over time
- Australia
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Australia currently reports 15.77 against 15.48 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.29.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 47th and Dominican Republic ranks 50th of 193 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.93 | 4.07 | 2.87 | Australia |
| 2000s | 9.92 | 6.64 | 3.28 | Australia |
| 2010s | 12.5 | 10.75 | 1.75 | Australia |
| 2020s | 15.29 | 14.78 | 0.51 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2, Australia or Dominican Republic?
- Australia, at 15.77 against 15.48 in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 between Australia and Dominican Republic?
- 0.29, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Dominican Republic?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Dominican Republic rank globally for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Australia ranks 47th and Dominican Republic ranks 50th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.