Mortality rate, neonatal in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Mortality rate, neonatal was 21.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
21.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
40th
of 196 countries
All-time high
40.8 per 1,000 live births
in 1963
All-time low
21.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
62
1963–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in Dominican Republic, 1963–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Dominican Republic is 21.2 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Dominican Republic peaked at 40.8 per 1,000 live births in 1963 and was at its lowest, 21.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 40th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 40.8 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1964 | 40.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 40.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 40.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 40.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 40.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 40.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 40.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 40.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 40 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 39.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 39.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 38.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 37.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 36.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 35.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 33.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 32.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 31.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 30 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 28 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 27.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 25.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 25 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 24.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 23.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 22.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 22.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 22.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 22.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 23.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 23.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 24 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 24.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 24.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 24.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 23.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 23 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 22.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 21.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.57 per 1,000 live births | 40.4 per 1,000 live births | 40.8 per 1,000 live births | 7 |
| 1970s | 38.6 per 1,000 live births | 35.2 per 1,000 live births | 40.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | 25 per 1,000 live births | 33.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.1 per 1,000 live births | 22.7 per 1,000 live births | 24.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.17 per 1,000 live births | 22.8 per 1,000 live births | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.22 per 1,000 live births | 23.9 per 1,000 live births | 24.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4 per 1,000 live births | 21.2 per 1,000 live births | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Dominican Republic?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Dominican Republic was 21.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8 per 1,000 live births in 1963.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Dominican Republic ranks 40th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.