Death rate from HIV/AIDS in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Death rate from HIV/AIDS was 16.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from HIV/AIDS 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 death rate from hiv/aids in Dominican Republic is 16.95 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from hiv/aids in Dominican Republic peaked at 59.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.95 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Dominican Republic ranks 42nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from HIV/AIDS in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.94 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 58.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 56.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 58.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 58.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 59.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 55.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 48.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 41.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 37.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 34.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 32.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 30.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 29.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 26.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 24.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 23.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 23.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 20.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 19.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 16.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 59.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 39 Trinidad and Tobago 17.87 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Chad 17.43 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 41 Guyana 17.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 43 Thailand 16.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Barbados 16.64 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 45 Benin 14.97 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1285 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hiv/aids in Dominican Republic?
- Death rate from hiv/aids in Dominican Republic was 16.95 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 death rate from hiv/aids recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 59.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest death rate from hiv/aids recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for death rate from hiv/aids?
- Dominican Republic ranks 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hiv/aids rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Death rate from HIV/AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in both sexes, per 100,000 people.