Dominican Republic vs Suriname: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Dominican Republic

3.7%

in 2014

Suriname

3.7%

in 2014

Dominican Republic rank

75th

Suriname rank

75th

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time

Dominican Republic
Suriname

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 3.7% against 3.7% in Suriname, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 75th and Suriname ranks 75th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Unit: %
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of men (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.