Life expectancy at birth, male in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Life expectancy at birth, male was 70.66 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
70.66 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
115th
of 217 countries
All-time high
70.66 years
in 2024
All-time low
49.42 years
in 1965
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Dominican Republic, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Dominican Republic is 70.66 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 70.66 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.42 years, in 1965.

Dominican Republic ranks 115th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth, male in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Dominican Republic, 1960 to 2024.
Year years Change
1960 50.26 years
1961 50.98 years +1.4%
1962 51.71 years +1.4%
1963 52.29 years +1.1%
1964 53.13 years +1.6%
1965 49.42 years -7.0%
1966 54.39 years +10.1%
1967 55.03 years +1.2%
1968 55.61 years +1.1%
1969 56.2 years +1.1%
1970 56.78 years +1.0%
1971 57.35 years +1.0%
1972 57.9 years +1.0%
1973 58.46 years +1.0%
1974 58.96 years +0.9%
1975 59.43 years +0.8%
1976 59.89 years +0.8%
1977 60.31 years +0.7%
1978 60.7 years +0.6%
1979 60.63 years -0.1%
1980 61.43 years +1.3%
1981 61.79 years +0.6%
1982 62.18 years +0.6%
1983 62.55 years +0.6%
1984 62.97 years +0.7%
1985 63.37 years +0.6%
1986 63.72 years +0.6%
1987 64.06 years +0.5%
1988 64.38 years +0.5%
1989 64.69 years +0.5%
1990 65 years +0.5%
1991 65.31 years +0.5%
1992 65.6 years +0.4%
1993 65.88 years +0.4%
1994 66.13 years +0.4%
1995 66.33 years +0.3%
1996 66.5 years +0.3%
1997 66.68 years +0.3%
1998 66.76 years +0.1%
1999 67 years +0.4%
2000 67.14 years +0.2%
2001 67.33 years +0.3%
2002 67.52 years +0.3%
2003 67.72 years +0.3%
2004 67.71 years -0.0%
2005 68.16 years +0.7%
2006 68.3 years +0.2%
2007 68.35 years +0.1%
2008 68.41 years +0.1%
2009 68.4 years -0.0%
2010 68.61 years +0.3%
2011 68.86 years +0.4%
2012 69.16 years +0.4%
2013 69.45 years +0.4%
2014 69.69 years +0.3%
2015 69.7 years +0.0%
2016 69.42 years -0.4%
2017 70.07 years +0.9%
2018 70.29 years +0.3%
2019 69.9 years -0.6%
2020 68.92 years -1.4%
2021 68.31 years -0.9%
2022 70.66 years +3.4%
2023 70.53 years -0.2%
2024 70.66 years +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 52.9 years 49.42 years 56.2 years 10
1970s 59.04 years 56.78 years 60.7 years 10
1980s 63.11 years 61.43 years 64.69 years 10
1990s 66.12 years 65 years 67 years 10
2000s 67.9 years 67.14 years 68.41 years 10
2010s 69.52 years 68.61 years 70.29 years 10
2020s 69.82 years 68.31 years 70.66 years 5

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 112 Bahamas 71.06 years compare
  2. 113 Paraguay 71.01 years compare
  3. 114 India 70.73 years compare
  4. 116 Suriname 70.59 years compare
  5. 117 Trinidad and Tobago 70.51 years compare
  6. 118 Iraq 70.5 years compare

See the full ranking of 265 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in Dominican Republic?
Life expectancy at birth, male in Dominican Republic was 70.66 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 70.66 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 49.42 years in 1965.
How does Dominican Republic rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
Dominican Republic ranks 115th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.