Life expectancy at birth, total in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Life expectancy at birth, total was 73.87 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.87 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
116th
of 217 countries
All-time high
74.21 years
in 2022
All-time low
51.7 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Dominican Republic, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 73.87 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Dominican Republic peaked at 74.21 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.7 years, in 1960.
Dominican Republic ranks 116th 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, total in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.7 years | — |
| 1961 | 52.45 years | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 53.2 years | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 53.75 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 54.65 years | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 52.84 years | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 55.97 years | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 56.65 years | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 57.27 years | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 57.89 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 58.49 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 59.09 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 59.66 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 60.23 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 60.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 61.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 61.74 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 62.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 62.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 62.42 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 63.39 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 63.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 64.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 64.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 65.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 65.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 66.06 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 66.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 66.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 67.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 67.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 68.15 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 68.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 68.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 69.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 69.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 69.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 69.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 69.88 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 70.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 70.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 70.55 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 70.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 70.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 70.73 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 71.04 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 71.05 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 71.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 71.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 71.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 72.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 72.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 73.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 73.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 72.98 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 72.89 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 73.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 73.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.11 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.64 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 71.76 years | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 74.21 years | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 73.72 years | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 73.87 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.64 years | 51.7 years | 57.89 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.85 years | 58.49 years | 62.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.35 years | 63.39 years | 67.33 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.13 years | 67.75 years | 70.18 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.93 years | 70.36 years | 71.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.94 years | 72.04 years | 73.56 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.24 years | 71.76 years | 74.21 years | 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 ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0819 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.8344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.503 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Dominican Republic?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Dominican Republic was 73.87 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 74.21 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7 years in 1960.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Dominican Republic ranks 116th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.