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

6 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.

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 (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Kuwait: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Dominican Republic

7.7%

in 2019

Kuwait

8.1%

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

29th

Kuwait rank

27th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Dominican Republic
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 8.1% against 7.7% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kuwait ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 29th and Kuwait ranks 27th of 93 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.7%	8.9%	2.2%	Kuwait
2000s	7.7%	8.1%	0.4%	Kuwait
2010s	7.7%	8.7%	1.0%	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Dominican Republic or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 8.1% against 7.7% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Dominican Republic and Kuwait?: 0.4%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Kuwait?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and Kuwait rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Dominican Republic ranks 29th and Kuwait ranks 27th of 93 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 (% 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 (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: 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'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 93 places, 858 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.