2013 saw a prevalence of underweight in children under 5 of 3% in the Dominican Republic, a decrease of 1% (-25.0%).
Prevalence of underweight 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:
%
Similar regions to the Dominican Republic
Underweight children
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Newborns protected against tetanus
99%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
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 Underweight children between 1986 and 2019
| Period | Underweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3% | -1% |
| 2013 | 4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 8.4% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 8.1% |