In the Dominican Republic, the prevalence of overweight in children under 5 currently stands at 7.7%, reflecting an increase of 0.1% (1.3%) compared to 2013.
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 in the Dominican Republic
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
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Overweight children
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99%
0%
(2022)
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0.4%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.5
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar237
+intl dollar22
(2021)
Birth registration
92.2%
+4.2%
(2019)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
62%
-6%
(2019)
Dominican Republic Overweight children between 1986 and 2019
| Period | Overweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 4% |