Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 22,620 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Dominican Republic, 1986–2019
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Dominican Republic is 22,620, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Dominican Republic peaked at 24,980 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15,400, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 69th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22,820 | 22,820 | 22,820 | 1 |
| 1990s | 21,040 | 20,890 | 21,190 | 2 |
| 2000s | 19,588 | 15,400 | 23,080 | 4 |
| 2010s | 23,800 | 22,620 | 24,980 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 23,630 compare
- 67 Azerbaijan 23,620 compare
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 22,630 compare
- 70 Tunisia 22,460 compare
- 71 Honduras 21,000 compare
- 72 Rwanda 20,150 compare
More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 51.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1864 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0123 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0379 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Dominican Republic?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Dominican Republic was 22,620 in 2019, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 24,980 in 2013.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,400 in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Dominican Republic ranks 69th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of children younger than five who are 'wasted'. Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example because of acute food shortage or disease.