IPC Acute Food Insecurity Population Estimates for Dominican Republic

IPC Acute Food Insecurity classification data for the Dominican Republic provides strategically relevant information on severe food insecurity threatening lives or livelihoods. The data has been produced by National IPC Technical Working Groups for IPC population estimates since 2017, using official country population figures and IPC estimates published in country reports.

Use Cases

• Monitor acute food insecurity trends based on IPC classification phases.
• Assess population estimates affected by severe food insecurity.
• Support humanitarian response planning based on IPC AFI strategic information.
• Compare national food insecurity estimates with global IPC data.
• Analyze the evolution of food insecurity since 2017.

Strengths

• Data is produced by National IPC Technical Working Groups, a recognized authority.
• Population figures are based on official country estimates.
• IPC estimates are sourced from published country IPC reports.
• Data collection has been ongoing since 2017, providing a time series.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; the last metadata update is projected for 2026.

Provenance

Source

Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)

Collection Method

Produced by National IPC Technical Working Groups using official population estimates and IPC report figures.

Time Range

Since 2017

Freshness

Last metadata update is 2026-04-30 04:17:55.362307.

Geography

Dominican Republic