Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted was 6.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Dominican Republic, 1986–2019
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Dominican Republic stood at 6.7%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Dominican Republic peaked at 22.3% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2019.
That places Dominican Republic 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 22.3% | — |
| 1991 | 21.1% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 13.5% | -36.0% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -43.0% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +50.6% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -27.6% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -29.7% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 13.5% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.7% | 11.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 81 Jordan 8.2% compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 8.0% compare
- 83 Uruguay 6.9% compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 6.6% compare
- 86 Uzbekistan 6.5% compare
- 87 Turkey 6.0% 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 stunted in Dominican Republic?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Dominican Republic was 6.7% in 2019, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 1986.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted?
- Dominican Republic ranks 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children younger than five years old who are defined as stunted. Stunting is when a child is significantly shorter than the average for their age. It is a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.