What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Dominican Republic and Mexico?

0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mexico?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Mexico: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Dominican Republic

8.0%

in 2024

Mexico

7.9%

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

62nd

Mexico rank

65th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

Dominican Republic
Mexico

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 8.0% against 7.9% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 62nd and Mexico ranks 65th of 163 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.0%	7.6%	0.4%	Dominican Republic
2010s	8.1%	7.2%	0.9%	Dominican Republic
2020s	8.0%	7.5%	0.5%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Dominican Republic or Mexico?: Dominican Republic, at 8.0% against 7.9% in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Dominican Republic and Mexico?: 0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mexico?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Mexico rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?: Dominican Republic ranks 62nd and Mexico ranks 65th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys 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.