Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7.9% against 7.5% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 59th and Dominican Republic ranks 62nd of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Dominican Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.5% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 0.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Costa Rica, at 7.9% against 7.5% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th and Dominican Republic ranks 62nd 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 (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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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children 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.