Child malnutrition in Region IV
Region IV ranks 2nd of 9 parts of the Dominican Republic for child stunting, above 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 IV?
In the Dominican Republic's 2013 Demographic and Health Survey, 10% of children under five in Region IV were stunted (too short for their age), 4.1% wasted and 5.6% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Region IV worse than in the rest of the Dominican Republic?
Region IV ranks 2nd of 9 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above the Dominican Republic's 6.9%.
Is there data for cities and towns in Region IV?
The survey reports the Dominican Republic by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Region IV 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.