Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 5.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Dominican Republic stood at 5.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Dominican Republic peaked at 10.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 112th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.5% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.5% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More infrastructure data for Dominican Republic
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.71 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.15 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1006 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.15 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9371 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Dominican Republic?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Dominican Republic was 5.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Dominican Republic ranks 112th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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