Sex gap in life expectancy in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Sex gap in life expectancy was 6.44 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.44 years
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
52nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.79 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.28 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Dominican Republic, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 6.44 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Dominican Republic peaked at 7.79 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.28 years, in 1950.
Dominican Republic ranks 52nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.28 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.41 years | +5.7% |
| 1952 | 2.54 years | +5.4% |
| 1953 | 2.66 years | +4.6% |
| 1954 | 2.76 years | +3.7% |
| 1955 | 2.83 years | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 2.87 years | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 2.92 years | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 2.97 years | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 3.02 years | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 3.05 years | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 3.1 years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 3.13 years | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 3.07 years | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 3.21 years | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 7.36 years | +129.7% |
| 1966 | 3.29 years | -55.3% |
| 1967 | 3.38 years | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 3.48 years | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 3.53 years | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 3.59 years | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 3.64 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 3.68 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 3.68 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.73 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 3.78 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 3.84 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 3.92 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 3.99 years | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 3.71 years | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 4.04 years | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 4.1 years | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 4.15 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 4.27 years | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 4.44 years | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 4.61 years | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 4.81 years | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 5.01 years | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 5.22 years | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 5.44 years | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 5.68 years | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 5.87 years | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 6.03 years | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 6.14 years | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 6.23 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 6.3 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 6.37 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 6.42 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 6.4 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 6.54 years | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 6.61 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 6.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6.56 years | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 6.43 years | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.16 years | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 5.87 years | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 5.59 years | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 5.57 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.96 years | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 6.55 years | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 7.07 years | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 7.52 years | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 7.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 7.38 years | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 7.07 years | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 6.68 years | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 7.1 years | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 6.7 years | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 6.64 years | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 6.55 years | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.79 years | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 7.14 years | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 7.26 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 6.44 years | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.73 years | 2.28 years | 3.02 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.66 years | 3.05 years | 7.36 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.76 years | 3.59 years | 3.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.61 years | 4.04 years | 5.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2 years | 5.68 years | 6.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.19 years | 5.57 years | 6.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.03 years | 6.55 years | 7.55 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.16 years | 6.44 years | 7.79 years | 4 |
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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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.8924 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -0.6908 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.041 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Dominican Republic?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Dominican Republic was 6.44 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7.79 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 years in 1950.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.