Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 8.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 8.0% for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 8.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 62nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 8.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 8.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.4%, 95% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 59 Costa Rica 8.4% compare
- 60 United Kingdom 8.3% compare
- 61 Turkey 8.2% compare
- 62 Equatorial Guinea 8.0% compare
- 62 Lesotho 8.0% compare
- 65 Mexico 7.9% compare
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 overweight, weight for height, male in Dominican Republic?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Dominican Republic was 8.0% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 62nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys 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.