Infant mortality rate in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Infant mortality rate was 2.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Dominican Republic, 1951–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Dominican Republic is 2.77 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Dominican Republic peaked at 10.39 deaths per 100 live births in 1959 and was at its lowest, 2.77 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 51st of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 10.15 deaths per 100 live births | 9.83 deaths per 100 live births | 10.39 deaths per 100 live births | 9 |
| 1960s | 9.9 deaths per 100 live births | 9.23 deaths per 100 live births | 10.38 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | 6.88 deaths per 100 live births | 9.03 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.79 deaths per 100 live births | 4.97 deaths per 100 live births | 6.66 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | 4.8 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.15 deaths per 100 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | 3.35 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | 3.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 2.77 deaths per 100 live births | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | 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 infant mortality rate in Dominican Republic?
- Infant mortality rate in Dominican Republic was 2.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.39 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for infant mortality rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 51st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .