The prevalence of underweight in female children under 5 in the Dominican Republic is now at 2.6%, indicating a decrease of 1.5% (-36.6%) since 2013.
Prevalence of underweight in female children under 5 in the Dominican Republic
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1986 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to the Dominican Republic
Female underweight children
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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 Female underweight children between 1991 and 2019
| Period | Female underweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -1% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 7.5% |