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
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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About this data
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.