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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1986200220191986: 86.5k1991: 84.8k1996: 49.1k2000: 33.9k2002: 43.2k2006: 39.5k2007: 34.1k2013: 41.6k2019: 30.8k

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

Annual values for Number of children who are underweight in Dominican Republic, 1986 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 71 Kazakhstan 38,968 compare
  2. 72 Romania 38,900 compare
  3. 73 Nicaragua 31,064 compare
  4. 75 Lesotho 29,792 compare
  5. 76 Jordan 29,082 compare
  6. 77 El Salvador 25,300 compare

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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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Indicator
Number of children who are underweight
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 951 data points, 1984–2023
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