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Child malnutrition in Region II

3.8%of children under five stunted (2013 survey)Low

Region II ranks 9th of 9 parts of the Dominican Republic for child stunting, below the Dominican Republic's 6.9%.

1.1%children under 5 wasted; the Dominican Republic 2.0%
1.1%children under 5 underweight; the Dominican Republic 3.8%

Child stunting across the Dominican Republic

The same 2013 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Region VI11%
  2. 2Region IV10%
  3. 3Region V7.9%
  4. 4Region I7.2%
  5. 5Region VII7.1%
  6. 6Region VIII6.9%
  7. 7Region III6.8%
  8. 8Region 06.7%
  9. 9Region II3.8%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Region II?

In the Dominican Republic's 2013 Demographic and Health Survey, 3.8% of children under five in Region II were stunted (too short for their age), 1.1% wasted and 1.1% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Region II worse than in the rest of the Dominican Republic?

Region II ranks 9th of 9 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below the Dominican Republic's 6.9%.

Is there data for cities and towns in Region II?

The survey reports the Dominican Republic by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Region II shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Dominican Republic Demographic and Health Survey 2013 (DR2013DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in the Dominican Republic as a whole

Undernourishment, food insecurity, the Global Hunger Index and the UN's latest estimates for the country.

Hunger in the Dominican Republic