Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who was 0.6281 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Dominican Republic, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Dominican Republic is 0.6281, 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 who in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.6281 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.48, 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 who in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.48 | — |
| 2001 | 0.4817 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.486 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5003 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5212 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5227 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.527 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5258 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5215 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5186 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5157 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5133 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5308 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5541 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5604 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.567 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5733 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5783 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5827 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.576 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6073 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6281 | +3.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.6281 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863, 73% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.6281 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577, 73% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5085 | 0.48 | 0.527 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5551 | 0.5133 | 0.5827 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6177 | 0.6073 | 0.6281 | 2 |
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 crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Dominican Republic?
- Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Dominican Republic was 0.6281 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6281 in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.48 in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who?
- 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 who 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).