Inequality in life expectancy in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.1698 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy in Dominican Republic, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.1698 for inequality in life expectancy in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.1875 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1698, in 2023.
That places Dominican Republic 59th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1875 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1873 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1855 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1849 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1845 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1844 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1847 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.182 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1789 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1788 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.175 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.174 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1708 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1698 | -0.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.1698 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.093, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.1698 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0991, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1838 | 0.1788 | 0.1875 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1724 | 0.1698 | 0.175 | 4 |
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 inequality in life expectancy in Dominican Republic?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Dominican Republic was 0.1698 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1875 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1698 in 2023.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 59th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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