Dominican Republic vs Suriname: Prevalence of overweight, female

Dominican Republic
69.3%
in 2022
Suriname
67.2%
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
51st
Suriname rank
54th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Suriname
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 69.3% against 67.2% in Suriname, a difference of 2.1%.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 51st and Suriname ranks 54th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 42.5% 45.9% 3.4% Suriname
2000s 53.1% 54.6% 1.5% Suriname
2010s 62.6% 62.0% 0.5% Dominican Republic
2020s 68.5% 66.5% 1.9% Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Dominican Republic or Suriname?
Dominican Republic, at 69.3% against 67.2% in Suriname as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Dominican Republic and Suriname?
2.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Suriname?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Dominican Republic and Suriname rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Dominican Republic ranks 51st and Suriname ranks 54th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.