Dominican Republic vs Peru: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Dominican Republic
7.1%
in 2019
Peru
6.9%
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
23rd
Peru rank
25th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Dominican Republic
- Peru
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 7.1% against 6.9% in Peru, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Peru ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 25th of 85 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 8.9% | 3.6% | Peru |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 10.6% | 3.3% | Peru |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 0.2% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Dominican Republic or Peru?
- Dominican Republic, at 7.1% against 6.9% in Peru as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Dominican Republic and Peru?
- 0.2%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Peru?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Dominican Republic and Peru rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 25th of 85 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.