Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 15.48 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
15.48
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
50th
of 193 countries
All-time high
15.48
in 2022
All-time low
3.19
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Dominican Republic, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 15.48 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Dominican Republic peaked at 15.48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.19, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 50th 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.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.19 | — |
| 1991 | 3.36 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 3.54 | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 3.72 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 3.92 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 4.13 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 4.35 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 4.58 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 4.82 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 5.07 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 5.33 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 5.59 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 5.87 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 6.15 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 6.44 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 6.74 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 7.06 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 7.39 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 7.73 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 8.1 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 8.48 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 8.89 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 9.33 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 9.82 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 10.34 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 10.9 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 11.49 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 12.11 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 12.75 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 13.41 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 14.08 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 14.78 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 15.48 | +4.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 15.48 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.29, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 15.48 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.02, 91% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.07 | 3.19 | 5.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.64 | 5.33 | 8.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.75 | 8.48 | 13.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.78 | 14.08 | 15.48 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Dominican Republic?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Dominican Republic was 15.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 15.48 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.19 in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Dominican Republic ranks 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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