Dominican Republic - ARI treatment

ARI treatment (% of children under 5 taken to a health provider)

ARI treatment (% of children under 5 taken to a health provider) in Dominican Republic was 73.40 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 73.40 in 2014, while its lowest value was 41.00 in 1991.

Definition: Children with acute respiratory infection (ARI) who are taken to a health provider refers to the percentage of children under age five with ARI in the last two weeks who were taken to an appropriate health provider, including hospital, health center, dispensary, village health worker, clinic, and private physician.

Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.

See also:

Year Value
1991 41.00
1996 48.00
1999 61.00
2000 68.00
2002 64.00
2007 70.00
2010 68.40
2013 66.00
2014 73.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention