Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty was 3.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic, 1986–2019
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic is 3.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic peaked at 9.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2019.
That places Dominican Republic 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 9.1% | — |
| 1991 | 8.4% | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -44.0% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -29.8% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 4.7% | 8.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 70 Romania 3.5% compare
- 70 Saudi Arabia 3.5% compare
- 72 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.4% compare
- 73 Azerbaijan 3.0% compare
- 73 Morocco 3.0% compare
- 76 Costa Rica 2.9% compare
- 76 Kyrgyzstan 2.9% compare
- 76 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Dominican Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,455 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic?
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Dominican Republic was 3.0% in 2019, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Dominican Republic ranks 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Underweight children are those less than 5 years old, whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day.