Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 3.06 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Dominican Republic, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extreme poverty vs child mortality in Dominican Republic is 3.06, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Dominican Republic peaked at 8.68 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.06, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 57th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.37 | 6.18 | 8.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.92 | 4.08 | 5.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.66 | 3.49 | 3.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.48 | 3.44 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.22 | 3.06 | 3.38 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 598 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0819 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.8344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.503 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality in Dominican Republic?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Dominican Republic was 3.06 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 8.68 in 1980.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
- Dominican Republic ranks 57th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs child mortality rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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