Neonatal deaths in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Neonatal deaths was 0.692 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.692
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
6th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.7012
in 2018
All-time low
0.4174
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal deaths in Dominican Republic, 1990–2024

00.20.40.60.81990200720241990: 0.4171991: 0.4231992: 0.4321993: 0.4451994: 0.461995: 0.4781996: 0.4991997: 0.5161998: 0.5391999: 0.5682000: 0.5892001: 0.5962002: 0.6062003: 0.6162004: 0.6262005: 0.6362006: 0.6482007: 0.6682008: 0.6852009: 0.6942010: 0.6952011: 0.6982012: 0.6982013: 0.6982014: 0.6992015: 0.72016: 0.72017: 0.7012018: 0.7012019: 0.6952020: 0.6922021: 0.6942022: 0.6952023: 0.6922024: 0.692

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal deaths in Dominican Republic is 0.692, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.7012 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4174, in 1990.

Dominican Republic ranks 6th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Neonatal deaths in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal deaths (% of under-five deaths) in Dominican Republic, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.4174
1991 0.4235 +1.5%
1992 0.4323 +2.1%
1993 0.4448 +2.9%
1994 0.46 +3.4%
1995 0.4778 +3.9%
1996 0.4993 +4.5%
1997 0.5157 +3.3%
1998 0.539 +4.5%
1999 0.5679 +5.4%
2000 0.5887 +3.7%
2001 0.5965 +1.3%
2002 0.6056 +1.5%
2003 0.6155 +1.6%
2004 0.6258 +1.7%
2005 0.636 +1.6%
2006 0.6482 +1.9%
2007 0.6681 +3.1%
2008 0.6852 +2.6%
2009 0.6942 +1.3%
2010 0.6951 +0.1%
2011 0.6977 +0.4%
2012 0.6985 +0.1%
2013 0.6984 -0.0%
2014 0.6987 +0.0%
2015 0.6998 +0.2%
2016 0.6996 -0.0%
2017 0.7008 +0.2%
2018 0.7012 +0.1%
2019 0.6953 -0.8%
2020 0.6923 -0.4%
2021 0.694 +0.2%
2022 0.6946 +0.1%
2023 0.6918 -0.4%
2024 0.692 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4778 0.4174 0.5679 10
2000s 0.6364 0.5887 0.6942 10
2010s 0.6985 0.6951 0.7012 10
2020s 0.6929 0.6918 0.6946 5

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 3 Jamaica 0.7616 compare
  2. 4 Belize 0.734 compare
  3. 5 Grenada 0.7083 compare
  4. 7 Costa Rica 0.6913 compare
  5. 8 Chile 0.6787 compare
  6. 9 Barbados 0.6774 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal deaths in Dominican Republic?
Neonatal deaths in Dominican Republic was 0.692 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.7012 in 2018.
What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4174 in 1990.
How does Dominican Republic rank for neonatal deaths?
Dominican Republic ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths (% of under-five deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal deaths (% of under-five deaths)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 1,313 data points, 1990–2024
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