Life expectancy in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Life expectancy was 73.72 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Dominican Republic, 1930–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in Dominican Republic stood at 73.72 years.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Dominican Republic peaked at 74.21 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26 years, in 1930.
That places Dominican Republic 132nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 27.95 years | 26 years | 29.9 years | 2 |
| 1940s | 34 years | 34 years | 34 years | 1 |
| 1950s | 47.52 years | 44.06 years | 50.95 years | 10 |
| 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 | 73.08 years | 71.76 years | 74.21 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 129 Azerbaijan 74.43 years compare
- 130 Kazakhstan 74.4 years compare
- 131 Paraguay 73.84 years compare
- 133 North Korea 73.64 years compare
- 134 Suriname 73.63 years compare
- 135 Belize 73.57 years compare
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 life expectancy in Dominican Republic?
- Life expectancy in Dominican Republic was 73.72 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 74.21 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 years in 1930.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for life expectancy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 132nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.