Infant mortality rate wdi in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Infant mortality rate wdi was 2.52 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Infant mortality rate wdi in Dominican Republic, 1951β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 2.52 for infant mortality rate wdi in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate wdi in Dominican Republic peaked at 10.01 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 2.52, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 50th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.74 | 9.39 | 10.01 | 9 |
| 1960s | 9.52 | 8.82 | 10 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.49 | 6.35 | 8.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.29 | 4.55 | 6.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.71 | 3.13 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.87 | 2.78 | 3.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 | 2.78 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 | 2.52 | 2.76 | 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, male, annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.497 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 96,116 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate wdi in Dominican Republic?
- Infant mortality rate wdi in Dominican Republic was 2.52 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate wdi recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.01 in 1959.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate wdi recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for infant mortality rate wdi?
- Dominican Republic ranks 50th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate wdi rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 Infant mortality rate wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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