Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 was 33 lowest in 2014. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Dominican Republic, 1996–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2014, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Dominican Republic stood at 33 lowest. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Dominican Republic peaked at 67 lowest in 1996 and was at its lowest, 33 lowest, in 2014.
That places Dominican Republic 27th out of 33 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 67 lowest | — |
| 1999 | 66 lowest | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 50 lowest | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 43 lowest | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 37 lowest | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 33 lowest | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5 lowest | 66 lowest | 67 lowest | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.5 lowest | 43 lowest | 50 lowest | 2 |
| 2010s | 35 lowest | 33 lowest | 37 lowest | 2 |
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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 infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Dominican Republic?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Dominican Republic was 33 lowest in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 67 lowest in 1996.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 lowest in 2014.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1?
- Dominican Republic ranks 27th out of 33 countries with data for 2014.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).