Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Stunting prevalence (height-for-age <-2 standard deviations from the)
Dominican Republic
5.63
in 2024
Uruguay
6.52
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
23rd
Uruguay rank
21st
Stunting prevalence (height-for-age <-2 standard deviations from the) over time
- Dominican Republic
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 6.52 against 5.63 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.89.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 21st of 27 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.12 | 13.5 | 4.39 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 7.56 | 8.18 | 0.6124 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 5.92 | 6.5 | 0.5742 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stunting prevalence (height-for-age <-2 standard deviations from the), Dominican Republic or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 6.52 against 5.63 in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in stunting prevalence (height-for-age <-2 standard deviations from the) between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 0.89, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for stunting prevalence (height-for-age <-2 standard deviations from the)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 21st of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Stunting prevalence (height-for-age <-2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.