Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 32.75 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
32.75
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
59th
of 193 countries
All-time high
32.75
in 2022
All-time low
11.29
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Dominican Republic, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Dominican Republic is 32.75, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Dominican Republic peaked at 32.75 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.29, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 59th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.29 | — |
| 1991 | 11.67 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 12.07 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 12.49 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 12.92 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 13.36 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 13.81 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 14.28 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 14.76 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 15.25 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 15.77 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 16.29 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 16.83 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 17.38 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 17.95 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 18.52 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 19.11 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 19.71 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 20.33 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 20.97 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 21.64 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 22.35 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 23.1 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 23.91 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 24.77 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 25.67 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 26.6 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 27.58 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 28.57 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 29.59 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 30.63 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 31.69 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 32.75 | +3.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 32.75 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 32.75 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.19 | 11.29 | 15.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.29 | 15.77 | 20.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.38 | 21.64 | 29.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.69 | 30.63 | 32.75 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Dominican Republic?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Dominican Republic was 32.75 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 32.75 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.29 in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Dominican Republic ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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