Area Database (v4.4.1)
Percentage of underweight 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 | 2023 | |
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| Total | 5.00 | 4.90 | 4.80 | 4.70 | 4.60 | 4.50 | 4.40 | 4.30 | 4.20 | 4.10 | 3.94 | 3.78 | 3.62 | 3.46 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | ||||||||
| Region 0 (Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo, Monte Plata) | 2.95 | 2.97 | 2.98 | 3.00 | 3.02 | 3.03 | 3.05 | 3.07 | 3.08 | 3.10 | 3.04 | 2.98 | 2.92 | 2.86 | 2.80 | 2.87 | 2.93 | 3.00 | 3.07 | 3.13 | 3.20 | 3.27 | 3.33 | 3.40 | ||||||||
| Region I (Peravia, San Cristobal, San Jose de Ocoa, Azua) | 7.10 | 6.97 | 6.83 | 6.70 | 6.57 | 6.43 | 6.30 | 6.17 | 6.03 | 5.90 | 5.70 | 5.50 | 5.30 | 5.10 | 4.90 | 4.75 | 4.60 | 4.45 | 4.30 | 4.15 | 4.00 | 3.85 | 3.70 | 3.55 | ||||||||
| Region II (Espaillat, Puerto Plata, Santiago) | 2.50 | 2.67 | 2.83 | 3.00 | 3.17 | 3.33 | 3.50 | 3.67 | 3.83 | 4.00 | 3.92 | 3.84 | 3.76 | 3.68 | 3.60 | 3.17 | 2.73 | 2.30 | 1.87 | 1.43 | 1.00 | 0.67 | 0.34 | 0.01 | ||||||||
| Region III (Duarte, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Salcedo, Samana) | 9.10 | 8.43 | 7.77 | 7.10 | 6.43 | 5.77 | 5.10 | 4.43 | 3.77 | 3.10 | 2.94 | 2.78 | 2.62 | 2.46 | 2.30 | 2.48 | 2.67 | 2.85 | 3.03 | 3.22 | 3.40 | 3.58 | 3.77 | 3.95 | ||||||||
| Region IV (Independencia, Bahoruco, Barahona, Pedernales) | 8.10 | 7.97 | 7.83 | 7.70 | 7.57 | 7.43 | 7.30 | 7.17 | 7.03 | 6.90 | 6.50 | 6.10 | 5.70 | 5.30 | 4.90 | 4.92 | 4.93 | 4.95 | 4.97 | 4.98 | 5.00 | 5.02 | 5.03 | 5.05 | ||||||||
| Region V (El Seibo, La Altagracia, La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris, Hato Mayor) | 3.70 | 3.83 | 3.97 | 4.10 | 4.23 | 4.37 | 4.50 | 4.63 | 4.77 | 4.90 | 4.48 | 4.06 | 3.64 | 3.22 | 2.80 | 3.07 | 3.33 | 3.60 | 3.87 | 4.13 | 4.40 | 4.67 | 4.93 | 5.20 | ||||||||
| Region VI (San Juan, Elias Pina) | 14.9 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 9.10 | 7.95 | 6.80 | 5.65 | 4.50 | 4.48 | 4.46 | 4.44 | 4.42 | 4.40 | 4.65 | 4.90 | 5.15 | 5.40 | 5.65 | 5.90 | 6.15 | 6.40 | 6.65 | ||||||||
| Region VII (Dajabon, Monte Cristi, Santiago Rodriguez, Valverde) | 5.90 | 5.53 | 5.17 | 4.80 | 4.43 | 4.07 | 3.70 | 3.33 | 2.97 | 2.60 | 2.64 | 2.68 | 2.72 | 2.76 | 2.80 | 2.85 | 2.90 | 2.95 | 3.00 | 3.05 | 3.10 | 3.15 | 3.20 | 3.25 | ||||||||
| Region VIII (La Vega, Monsenor Nouel, Sanchez Ramirez) | 5.20 | 5.07 | 4.93 | 4.80 | 4.67 | 4.53 | 4.40 | 4.27 | 4.13 | 4.00 | 3.78 | 3.56 | 3.34 | 3.12 | 2.90 | 2.98 | 3.07 | 3.15 | 3.23 | 3.32 | 3.40 | 3.48 | 3.57 | 3.65 | ||||||||
Lighter numbers are estimates