Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 was 27 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Dominican Republic, 1996–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 27 for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Dominican Republic peaked at 52 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 27, in 2014.
Dominican Republic ranks 25th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 52 | — |
| 1999 | 45 | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 36 | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 31 | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 36 | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 27 | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.5 | 45 | 52 | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.5 | 31 | 36 | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.5 | 27 | 36 | 2 |
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- 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0236 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Dominican Republic?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Dominican Republic was 27 in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 52 in 1996.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 2014.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3?
- Dominican Republic ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2014.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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): Q3. 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).