Children moderately or severely stunted in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Children moderately or severely stunted was 55.9 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 55.9 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Dominican Republic peaked at 103.5 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 55.9 num th, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 102nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 103.5 num th | — |
| 2001 | 100.1 num th | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 97.4 num th | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 95.3 num th | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 93.3 num th | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 91.3 num th | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 89.2 num th | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 87.4 num th | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 86.3 num th | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 85.7 num th | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 85 num th | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 84 num th | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 83 num th | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 81.8 num th | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 80.3 num th | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 78.4 num th | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 76.3 num th | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 73.6 num th | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 70.6 num th | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 67.3 num th | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 64.3 num th | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 61.8 num th | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 59.8 num th | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 57.7 num th | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 55.9 num th | -3.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 55.9 num th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.05 num th, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 55.9 num th is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.7 num th, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.95 num th | 85.7 num th | 103.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.03 num th | 67.3 num th | 85 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9 num th | 55.9 num th | 64.3 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 99 Libya 57.8 num th compare
- 100 State of Palestine 57.2 num th compare
- 101 Australia and New Zealand 57 num th compare
- 103 Oman 55.1 num th compare
- 104 Gambia 54.3 num th compare
- 105 Turkmenistan 51.2 num th compare
More development goals data for Dominican Republic
- Red List Index 0.7121 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 8.86 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,083 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 35 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,578 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Dominican Republic?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Dominican Republic was 55.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 103.5 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9 num th in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Dominican Republic ranks 102nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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 Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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