Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.6281 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.6281 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
157th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.6281 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.48 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Dominican Republic, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Dominican Republic is 0.6281 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.6281 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.4817 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.486 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5003 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5212 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5227 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.527 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5258 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5215 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5186 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5157 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5133 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5308 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5541 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5604 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.567 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5733 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5783 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5827 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.576 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6073 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6281 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.6281 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people, 73% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.6281 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people, 73% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5085 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.527 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5551 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5133 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5827 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6177 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6073 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6281 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 154 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.6424 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 155 Samoa 0.6327 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 156 Cape Verde 0.6317 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 158 Tonga 0.6185 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 159 Korea 0.613 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 160 Honduras 0.6109 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Dominican Republic?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Dominican Republic was 0.6281 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6281 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Dominican Republic ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.