Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight was 7.5 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 7.5 % for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Dominican Republic peaked at 7.7 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7 %, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 56th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7 % | — |
| 2001 | 7.1 % | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.3 % | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 7.4 % | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.5 % | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.6 % | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.7 % | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.6 % | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.5 % | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.5 % | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 7.5 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 %, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 7.5 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.7 %, 97% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.47 % | 7 % | 7.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.61 % | 7.5 % | 7.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5 % | 7.5 % | 7.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 53 Bhutan 8 % compare
- 54 Costa Rica 7.9 % compare
- 55 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.8 % compare
- 56 Equatorial Guinea 7.5 % compare
- 56 Lesotho 7.5 % compare
- 59 Mexico 7.4 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Dominican Republic?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Dominican Republic was 7.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 % in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- Dominican Republic ranks 56th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.