Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Life expectancy hmd unwpp was 73.72 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
73.72
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
126th
of 229 countries
All-time high
74.21
in 2022
All-time low
44.06
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950β2023
Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Dominican Republic, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 73.72 for life expectancy hmd unwpp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy hmd unwpp in Dominican Republic peaked at 74.21 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.06, in 1950.
Dominican Republic ranks 126th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.52 | 44.06 | 50.95 | 10 |
| 1960s | 54.64 | 51.7 | 57.89 | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.85 | 58.49 | 62.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.35 | 63.39 | 67.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.13 | 67.75 | 70.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.93 | 70.36 | 71.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.94 | 72.04 | 73.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.08 | 71.76 | 74.21 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 123 Azerbaijan 74.43 compare
- 124 Kazakhstan 74.4 compare
- 125 Paraguay 73.84 compare
- 127 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 73.64 compare
- 128 Suriname 73.63 compare
- 129 Belize 73.57 compare
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 life expectancy hmd unwpp in Dominican Republic?
- Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Dominican Republic was 73.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 74.21 in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.06 in 1950.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for life expectancy hmd unwpp?
- Dominican Republic ranks 126th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy hmd unwpp rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy hmd unwpp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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