Investor Presentaiton
Noncommunicable
diseases, food and
nutrition security
The majority of SIDS face a triple-burden of mal-
nutrition whereby undernutrition, micronutrient
deficiencies and overweight and obesity exist
simultaneously within a population, alongside
increasing rates of diet-related NCDs.
Climate change is likely to exacerbate the triple-
burden of malnutrition and the metabolic and
lifestyle risk factors for diet-related NCDs. It is
expected to reduce short- and long-term food
and nutrition security both directly, through its
effects on agriculture and fisheries, and indirectly,
by contributing to underlying risk factors such
as water insecurity, dependency on imported
foods, urbanization and migration, and health
service disruption. These impacts represent a
significant health risk for SIDS, with their particular
susceptibility to climate change impacts and
already over-burdened health systems, and this
risk is distributed unevenly, with some population
groups experiencing greater vulnerability.
NONCOMMUNICABLE
DISEASES IN THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
65.2
Healthy life expectancy
(2016) (19)
10.4%
Adult population considered
undernourished (2015-17,
3-year average) (20)
26.9%
Adult population considered
obese (2016) (21)
9.3%
Prevalence of diabetes
in the adult population (2014)(22)
MOTHER AND CHILD HEALTH
29.7%
2.4%
7.1%
7.6%
Iron deficiency
anaemia in
women of repro-
ductive age (2016) (23)
Wasting in children
under five years
of age (2013) (24)
Stunting in children
under five years of
age (2013) (24)
Overweight in
children under
five years of age
(2013) (24)
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