Child malnutrition in Region III
Region III ranks 7th of 9 parts of the Dominican Republic for child stunting, close to the Dominican Republic's 6.9%.
Child stunting across the Dominican Republic
The same 2013 survey, every part it reports.
Frequently asked questions
What is the child malnutrition rate in Region III?
In the Dominican Republic's 2013 Demographic and Health Survey, 6.8% of children under five in Region III were stunted (too short for their age), 1.2% wasted and 2.6% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Region III worse than in the rest of the Dominican Republic?
Region III ranks 7th of 9 for stunting in the survey, highest first, close to the Dominican Republic's 6.9%.
Is there data for cities and towns in Region III?
The survey reports the Dominican Republic by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Region III 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.