Births attended by health staff sdgs in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 99.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
99.2
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
64th
of 169 countries
All-time high
99.8
in 2016
All-time low
89.8
in 1986
Years of data
18
1986–2019
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Dominican Republic, 1986–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 99.2 for births attended by health staff sdgs in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs in Dominican Republic peaked at 99.8 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89.8, in 1986.
Dominican Republic ranks 64th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 89.8 | — |
| 1991 | 92.2 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 95.3 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 97.4 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 97.6 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.8 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.5 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 97.8 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 97.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.7 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 98.8 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.6 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2 | -0.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 99.2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 99.2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.8 | 89.8 | 89.8 | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.97 | 92.2 | 97.4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.17 | 95.5 | 97.8 | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.06 | 97.8 | 99.8 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 598 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0434 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by health staff sdgs in Dominican Republic?
- Births attended by health staff sdgs in Dominican Republic was 99.2 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8 in 2016.
- What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8 in 1986.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
- Dominican Republic ranks 64th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by health staff sdgs rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births attended by health staff sdgs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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