Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 3.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Dominican Republic, 1986–2019
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Dominican Republic is 3.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Dominican Republic peaked at 9.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2019.
Dominican Republic ranks 73rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 4.7% | 8.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 70 Romania 3.5% compare
- 70 Saudi Arabia 3.5% compare
- 72 Bolivia 3.4% compare
- 73 Azerbaijan 3.0% compare
- 73 Morocco 3.0% compare
- 76 Costa Rica 2.9% compare
- 76 Kyrgyzstan 2.9% compare
- 76 Venezuela 2.9% compare
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 malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Dominican Republic?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Dominican Republic was 3.0% in 2019, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 1986.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Dominican Republic ranks 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population for ages 0-59 months.