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Progress and setbacks by key indicators see references
Stagnant  Undernourishment Stagnant  People living with HIV/AIDS
Slight progress  Under-5 children malnutrition Significant progress  Infant mortality
Slight progress  Literacy Significant progress  Under-5 mortality
Significant progress  Primary school enrolment rate Slight regression  DPT Immunized 1-year-old children
Significant regression  Children reaching 5th grade Significant regression  Polio Immunized 1-year-old children
Significant progress  Secondary school enrolment rate Slight progress  Measles Immunized 1-year-old children
Significant progress  Internet users Significant progress  Tuberculosis Immunized 1-year-old children
Slight progress  Telephone mainlines Slight progress  Women aged 15-49 attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel
Stagnant  Public health expenditure Slight progress  Births attended by skilled health personnel
Stagnant  Public education expenditure Significant progress  Contraceptive use among currently in-union women aged 15-49
Stagnant  Total debt service Stagnant  Literacy ratio gap
Stagnant  Military expenditure Stagnant  Net primary enrolment ratio gap
Significant progress  Population with access to sanitation Stagnant  Net secondary enrolment ratio gap
Slight progress  Population with access to improved water sources Significant progress  Activity rate gap
Stagnant  Malaria Slight progress  Women in decision-making positions in government at ministerial level
Significant progress  Tuberculosis Slight progress  Seats in parliament held by women

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Signatures and ratifications by Dominican Republic
Human Rights International Treaties Total 9 ; signed 8 ; ratified 6 .
Table of ratifications of fundamental ILO conventions Total 7 ; not yet ratified 0 ; ratified 7 ; denounced 0 .
Treaties mentioned in the Millennium Declaration Total 10 ; signed 7 ; ratified 6 .
9904327 Population
48730 SQ KM
Capital: Santo Domingo
Currency: Peso
Language: Spanish
THE PRESENT SITUATION   see references
Food security   Countries above average
Education   Countries below average
Public expenditure   Countries below average
Environment   Countries in better situation
Health   Countries above average
Children’s immunization   Countries above average
Women’s reproductive health   Countries in better situation
Gender and education   Countries in better situation
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Countries below average
Women’s empowerment   Countries below average
PROGRESS AND REGRESSION IN FOCUS   see references
Food security   Slight progress
Education   Slight progress
Public expenditure   Stagnant
Environment   Significant progress
Health   Significant progress
Children’s immunization   Stagnant
Women’s reproductive health   Significant progress
Gender and education   Stagnant
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Significant progress
Women’s empowerment   Slight progress
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