Dominican Republic
Infant mortality in Dominican Republic
Infant mortality in Dominican Republic: 161.8 per 1,000 live births in 1950 and 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 25.6 per 1,000 live births
- Since 1950
- −136.2 per 1,000 live births
- Rank, 2023
- 57 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 27.3 per 1,000 live births
- Projected, 2100
- 5.5 per 1,000 live births
- UN projection (medium variant)
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 5.5 per 1,000 live births in 2100, between 1.8 per 1,000 live births and 29.2 per 1,000 live births (95% prediction interval).
Every year
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
| Year | Dominican Republic | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25.6 | 27.3 |
| 2022 | 26.1 | 28.2 |
| 2021 | 26.6 | 28.4 |
| 2020 | 27.1 | 28.7 |
| 2019 | 27.4 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 27.7 | 29.7 |
| 2017 | 28 | 30.3 |
| 2016 | 28.1 | 31.1 |
| 2015 | 28.2 | 32.1 |
| 2014 | 28.2 | 32.9 |
| 2013 | 28.2 | 33.9 |
| 2012 | 28.3 | 35 |
| 2011 | 28.4 | 36.8 |
| 2010 | 28.7 | 37.7 |
| 2009 | 28.9 | 39.1 |
| 2008 | 29 | 40.4 |
| 2007 | 28.9 | 42 |
| 2006 | 29.1 | 43.7 |
| 2005 | 29.5 | 45.4 |
| 2004 | 30.8 | 47.2 |
| 2003 | 33.4 | 48.8 |
| 2002 | 35.1 | 50.6 |
| 2001 | 37 | 52.2 |
| 2000 | 38.2 | 53.7 |
| 1999 | 39.3 | 55.5 |
| 1998 | 40.7 | 57.1 |
| 1997 | 41.8 | 58.3 |
| 1996 | 43 | 59.6 |
| 1995 | 44.3 | 60.8 |
| 1994 | 45.7 | 62 |
| 1993 | 47.5 | 62.9 |
| 1992 | 49.7 | 64.1 |
| 1991 | 52.2 | 64.9 |
| 1990 | 55.1 | 64.9 |
| 1989 | 57.9 | 66.2 |
| 1988 | 60.5 | 68 |
| 1987 | 63.1 | 68.6 |
| 1986 | 65.5 | 70.8 |
| 1985 | 68 | 72.9 |
| 1984 | 70.8 | 74.6 |
| 1983 | 73.7 | 76.1 |
| 1982 | 76.3 | 76.6 |
| 1981 | 78.7 | 78.7 |
| 1980 | 80.9 | 80.6 |
| 1979 | 83.8 | 82.5 |
| 1978 | 84.6 | 84.7 |
| 1977 | 86.7 | 86.4 |
| 1976 | 88.7 | 88.1 |
| 1975 | 90.7 | 89.6 |
| 1974 | 92.8 | 90.9 |
| 1973 | 94.9 | 92.1 |
| 1972 | 97.2 | 93.6 |
| 1971 | 99.6 | 96.1 |
| 1970 | 102 | 96.9 |
| 1969 | 104.6 | 98.3 |
| 1968 | 107.2 | 100.2 |
| 1967 | 109.9 | 103.1 |
| 1966 | 112.6 | 104.9 |
| 1965 | 115.4 | 106.4 |
| 1964 | 118.4 | 106.1 |
| 1963 | 121.7 | 107.7 |
| 1962 | 124.4 | 110.2 |
| 1961 | 127.5 | 121.5 |
| 1960 | 130.5 | 131.8 |
| 1959 | 133.3 | 125.7 |
| 1958 | 136.1 | 117.7 |
| 1957 | 138.9 | 120 |
| 1956 | 141.7 | 121.9 |
| 1955 | 144.5 | 124.8 |
| 1954 | 147.5 | 127.7 |
| 1953 | 150.5 | 130.1 |
| 1952 | 153.4 | 132.7 |
| 1951 | 157.5 | 136 |
| 1950 | 161.8 | 138.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Dominican Republic | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.321.2–30.9 | 26.9 |
| 2025 | 24.819–32.6 | 26.4 |
| 2026 | 24.317.8–34.2 | 25.9 |
| 2027 | 23.716.4–34 | 25.4 |
| 2028 | 23.215.5–35.4 | 24.9 |
| 2029 | 22.714.4–36 | 24.5 |
| 2030 | 22.213.7–36.9 | 24 |
| 2031 | 21.713–36.8 | 23.6 |
| 2032 | 21.212.3–37.8 | 23.2 |
| 2033 | 20.711.6–38.2 | 22.8 |
| 2034 | 20.311.2–39.6 | 22.3 |
| 2035 | 19.811–40.6 | 21.9 |
| 2036 | 19.310.5–41 | 21.5 |
| 2037 | 18.99.9–40.7 | 21.1 |
| 2038 | 18.59.7–41.7 | 20.8 |
| 2039 | 189.2–40.8 | 20.4 |
| 2040 | 17.69–41.4 | 20 |
| 2041 | 17.28.5–41.8 | 19.7 |
| 2042 | 16.88.2–42.3 | 19.4 |
| 2043 | 16.48–41.9 | 19 |
| 2044 | 167.6–41.5 | 18.7 |
| 2045 | 15.67.3–40.1 | 18.4 |
| 2046 | 15.36.9–40.2 | 18.2 |
| 2047 | 14.96.6–39.9 | 17.9 |
| 2048 | 14.56.4–40 | 17.7 |
| 2049 | 14.26.2–39.1 | 17.5 |
| 2050 | 13.96–38.7 | 17.3 |
| 2051 | 13.65.7–38.3 | 17.1 |
| 2052 | 13.35.5–38.3 | 16.9 |
| 2053 | 135.3–39.2 | 16.7 |
| 2054 | 12.75.2–39.5 | 16.5 |
| 2055 | 12.55–38.5 | 16.3 |
| 2056 | 12.25–38.2 | 16.1 |
| 2057 | 124.9–38 | 15.9 |
| 2058 | 11.84.7–38.3 | 15.7 |
| 2059 | 11.54.6–38.7 | 15.5 |
| 2060 | 11.34.4–38.8 | 15.3 |
| 2061 | 11.14.3–39.3 | 15.1 |
| 2062 | 10.94.2–37.8 | 14.9 |
| 2063 | 10.74.2–38.3 | 14.7 |
| 2064 | 10.54–37 | 14.5 |
| 2065 | 10.34–37.2 | 14.3 |
| 2066 | 10.13.8–37.5 | 14.1 |
| 2067 | 9.93.8–37.3 | 13.9 |
| 2068 | 9.73.6–37.3 | 13.8 |
| 2069 | 9.53.5–36.4 | 13.6 |
| 2070 | 9.33.4–37.2 | 13.4 |
| 2071 | 9.13.3–37.3 | 13.2 |
| 2072 | 93.2–35.8 | 13 |
| 2073 | 8.83.1–35.9 | 12.9 |
| 2074 | 8.73–35.5 | 12.7 |
| 2075 | 8.53–35.2 | 12.6 |
| 2076 | 8.32.9–34.8 | 12.4 |
| 2077 | 8.22.8–34.9 | 12.3 |
| 2078 | 82.8–34.1 | 12.1 |
| 2079 | 7.92.7–33.2 | 12 |
| 2080 | 7.72.6–33.4 | 11.8 |
| 2081 | 7.62.6–33.6 | 11.7 |
| 2082 | 7.52.5–33.3 | 11.6 |
| 2083 | 7.32.5–32.5 | 11.5 |
| 2084 | 7.22.4–31.8 | 11.4 |
| 2085 | 7.12.4–31.9 | 11.3 |
| 2086 | 72.3–31.9 | 11.1 |
| 2087 | 6.82.3–31.9 | 11 |
| 2088 | 6.72.2–31.5 | 10.9 |
| 2089 | 6.62.2–30.5 | 10.8 |
| 2090 | 6.52.1–31.6 | 10.7 |
| 2091 | 6.42.1–31 | 10.6 |
| 2092 | 6.32.1–30.8 | 10.5 |
| 2093 | 6.22–31.5 | 10.4 |
| 2094 | 6.12–30.8 | 10.3 |
| 2095 | 61.9–30.6 | 10.1 |
| 2096 | 5.91.8–30.1 | 10 |
| 2097 | 5.81.8–30.6 | 9.9 |
| 2098 | 5.71.8–28.7 | 9.8 |
| 2099 | 5.61.8–29.6 | 9.7 |
| 2100 | 5.51.8–29.2 | 9.6 |
Good to know
- Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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- Military spending0.8% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$1.04B in 2025
- Military spending per person$90 in 2025
- Military share of state spending4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel71,000 people in 2020
- National power0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.48% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports13 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports0 TIV in 2022