Area Database (v4.2.1)

Child stunting and wasting
Percentage of wasted children
Subnational regions
Dominican Republic
All years

Percentage of wasted 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 2022
Dominican Republic (America)  
Total 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.16 2.22 2.28 2.34 2.40 2.38 2.37 2.35 2.33 2.32 2.30 2.28 2.27 2.25
Region 0 (Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo, Monte Plata) 1.40 1.50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.30 2.48 2.66 2.84 3.02 3.20 3.05 2.90 2.75 2.60 2.45 2.30 2.15 2.00 1.85
Region I (Peravia, San Cristobal, San Jose de Ocoa, Azua) 3.85 3.67 3.48 3.30 3.12 2.93 2.75 2.57 2.38 2.20 2.22 2.24 2.26 2.28 2.30 2.65 3.00 3.35 3.70 4.05 4.40 4.75 5.10 5.45
Region II (Espaillat, Puerto Plata, Santiago) 2.55 2.53 2.52 2.50 2.48 2.47 2.45 2.43 2.42 2.40 2.26 2.12 1.98 1.84 1.70 1.62 1.53 1.45 1.37 1.28 1.20 1.12 1.03 0.95
Region III (Duarte, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Salcedo, Samana) 1.75 1.77 1.78 1.80 1.82 1.83 1.85 1.87 1.88 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.82 1.73 1.65 1.57 1.48 1.40 1.32 1.23 1.15
Region IV (Independencia, Bahoruco, Barahona, Pedernales) 3.00 2.90 2.80 2.70 2.60 2.50 2.40 2.30 2.20 2.10 2.18 2.26 2.34 2.42 2.50 2.63 2.77 2.90 3.03 3.17 3.30 3.43 3.57 3.70
Region V (El Seibo, La Altagracia, La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris, Hato Mayor) 1.50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.30 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.42 2.43 2.45 2.47 2.48 2.50 2.52 2.53 2.55
Region VI (San Juan, Elias Pina) 4.00 3.67 3.33 3.00 2.67 2.33 2.00 1.67 1.33 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.27 1.53 1.80 2.07 2.33 2.60 2.87 3.13 3.40
Region VII (Dajabon, Monte Cristi, Santiago Rodriguez, Valverde) 1.55 1.50 1.45 1.40 1.35 1.30 1.25 1.20 1.15 1.10 1.16 1.22 1.28 1.34 1.40 1.68 1.97 2.25 2.53 2.82 3.10 3.38 3.67 3.95
Region VIII (La Vega, Monsenor Nouel, Sanchez Ramirez) 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 1.40 1.45 1.50 1.55 1.60 1.66 1.72 1.78 1.84 1.90 1.72 1.53 1.35 1.17 0.98 0.80 0.62 0.43 0.25
Lighter numbers are estimates