Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.18 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
5.18
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
71st
of 193 countries
All-time high
5.18
in 2022
All-time low
4.29
in 2004
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Dominican Republic, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Dominican Republic stood at 5.18. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Dominican Republic peaked at 5.18 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.29, in 2004.
Dominican Republic ranks 71st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.86 | — |
| 1991 | 4.79 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.72 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 4.66 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 4.6 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 4.55 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.5 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.45 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 4.42 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 4.38 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 4.35 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.33 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.31 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.3 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.29 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.3 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.31 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.33 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.36 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.39 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 4.43 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 4.47 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 4.51 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.56 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 4.61 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.66 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 4.72 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.77 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 4.84 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 4.91 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.99 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 5.08 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.18 | +2.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 5.18 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.63, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 5.18 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.9, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.59 | 4.38 | 4.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.33 | 4.29 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.65 | 4.43 | 4.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.08 | 4.99 | 5.18 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 68 Bhutan 5.32 compare
- 69 Turkmenistan 5.31 compare
- 70 Kazakhstan 5.23 compare
- 72 Bahrain 5.1 compare
- 73 Lesotho 5.07 compare
- 74 Syrian Arab Republic 5.02 compare
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 percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Dominican Republic?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Dominican Republic was 5.18 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5.18 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.29 in 2004.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Dominican Republic ranks 71st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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