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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.733 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
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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