Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life was 4.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Dominican Republic, 1986–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 4.6% for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in 2014.
That represents a change of down 32.4% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Dominican Republic peaked at 18.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2006.
That places Dominican Republic 61st out of 61 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 11.1% | — |
| 1991 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | +60.7% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | -26.9% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -58.8% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +74.1% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -32.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 4.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.7%, 11% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 4.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.6%, 11% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 11.2% | 18.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 4.1% | 11.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.6% | 8.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Dominican Republic?
- Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Dominican Republic was 4.6% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2006.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life?
- Dominican Republic ranks 61st out of 61 countries with data for 2014.
- Is infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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