Dominican Republic vs Peru: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Dominican Republic
7.7%
in 2019
Peru
7.5%
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
29th
Peru rank
31st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Dominican Republic
- Peru
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 7.7% against 7.5% 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 29th and Peru ranks 31st of 93 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 9.6% | 4.1% | Peru |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 10.9% | 3.3% | Peru |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 8.1% | 0.4% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Dominican Republic or Peru?
- Dominican Republic, at 7.7% against 7.5% in Peru as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height 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?
- Dominican Republic ranks 29th and Peru ranks 31st 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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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.