Number of children who are underweight in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Number of children who are underweight was 30,846 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
30,846
World rank
74th
of 96 countries
All-time high
86,530
in 1986
All-time low
30,846
in 2019
Years of data
9
1986–2019
Number of children who are underweight in Dominican Republic, 1986–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, number of children who are underweight in Dominican Republic stood at 30,846. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who are underweight in Dominican Republic peaked at 86,530 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 30,846, in 2019.
Dominican Republic ranks 74th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of children who are underweight in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 86,530 | — |
| 1991 | 84,755 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 49,088 | -42.1% |
| 2000 | 33,873 | -31.0% |
| 2002 | 43,213 | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 39,532 | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 34,114 | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 41,635 | +22.0% |
| 2019 | 30,846 | -25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86,530 | 86,530 | 86,530 | 1 |
| 1990s | 66,922 | 49,088 | 84,755 | 2 |
| 2000s | 37,683 | 33,873 | 43,213 | 4 |
| 2010s | 36,240 | 30,846 | 41,635 | 2 |
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More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who are underweight in Dominican Republic?
- Number of children who are underweight in Dominican Republic was 30,846 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who are underweight recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 86,530 in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of children who are underweight recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,846 in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for number of children who are underweight?
- Dominican Republic ranks 74th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children who are underweight rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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