Vaccination coverage in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Vaccination coverage was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Dominican Republic, 1997–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 86.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Dominican Republic peaked at 90.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1997.
That places Dominican Republic 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.3% | 46.0% | 76.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 63.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 74.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 81.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 96,116 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 93,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 98,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 94,949 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 98,239 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 94,941 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Dominican Republic?
- Vaccination coverage in Dominican Republic was 86.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1997.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for vaccination coverage?
- Dominican Republic ranks 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.