Area Database (v4.2.1)
Percentage of stunted children
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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| Total | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.58 | 9.07 | 8.55 | 8.03 | 7.52 | 7.00 | 6.48 | 5.97 | 5.45 | ||||||
| Region 0 (Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo, Monte Plata) | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 9.98 | 9.42 | 8.86 | 8.30 | 7.98 | 7.67 | 7.35 | 7.03 | 6.72 | 6.40 | 6.08 | 5.77 | 5.45 | ||||||
| Region I (Peravia, San Cristobal, San Jose de Ocoa, Azua) | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 9.70 | 9.03 | 8.37 | 7.70 | 7.03 | 6.37 | 5.70 | ||||||
| Region II (Espaillat, Puerto Plata, Santiago) | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 9.84 | 9.52 | 9.20 | 8.28 | 7.37 | 6.45 | 5.53 | 4.62 | 3.70 | 2.78 | 1.87 | 0.95 | ||||||
| Region III (Duarte, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Salcedo, Samana) | 19.1 | 18.0 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 9.30 | 9.28 | 9.26 | 9.24 | 9.22 | 9.20 | 8.93 | 8.67 | 8.40 | 8.13 | 7.87 | 7.60 | 7.33 | 7.07 | 6.80 | ||||||
| Region IV (Independencia, Bahoruco, Barahona, Pedernales) | 23.9 | 23.0 | 22.2 | 21.4 | 20.6 | 19.8 | 19.0 | 18.1 | 17.3 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 9.30 | 8.27 | 7.23 | 6.20 | ||||||
| Region V (El Seibo, La Altagracia, La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris, Hato Mayor) | 14.5 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.58 | 9.10 | 9.03 | 8.97 | 8.90 | 8.83 | 8.77 | 8.70 | 8.63 | 8.57 | 8.50 | ||||||
| Region VI (San Juan, Elias Pina) | 26.0 | 24.7 | 23.5 | 22.3 | 21.1 | 19.9 | 18.7 | 17.4 | 16.2 | 15.0 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 17.2 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 9.53 | 8.40 | ||||||
| Region VII (Dajabon, Monte Cristi, Santiago Rodriguez, Valverde) | 16.5 | 15.8 | 15.0 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 9.90 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.40 | 8.43 | 7.47 | 6.50 | 5.53 | 4.57 | 3.60 | ||||||
| Region VIII (La Vega, Monsenor Nouel, Sanchez Ramirez) | 16.5 | 16.0 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.57 | 9.08 | 8.60 | 8.12 | 7.63 | 7.15 | ||||||
Lighter numbers are estimates