Number of people who are undernourished in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Number of people who are undernourished was 400,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Dominican Republic, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 400,000 for number of people who are undernourished in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Dominican Republic peaked at 2.20 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 400,000, in 2023.
That places Dominican Republic 80th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.70 million | — |
| 2002 | 1.90 million | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 2.10 million | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 2.20 million | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 2.00 million | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.80 million | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 1.60 million | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 1.40 million | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 1.30 million | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.20 million | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.00 million | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 900,000 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 800,000 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 700,000 | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 600,000 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 700,000 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 700,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 600,000 | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 500,000 | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 400,000 | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.78 million | 1.30 million | 2.20 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 860,000 | 600,000 | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 550,000 | 400,000 | 700,000 | 4 |
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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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0431 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0448 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Dominican Republic?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Dominican Republic was 400,000 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.20 million in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,000 in 2023.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Dominican Republic ranks 80th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.