Neonatal mortality rate - SDG 3.2.2 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Neonatal mortality rate - SDG 3.2.2 was 21.24 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
21.24
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
3rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
40.81
in 1963
All-time low
21.24
in 2024
Years of data
62
1963–2024
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG 3.2.2 in Dominican Republic, 1963–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 21.24 for neonatal mortality rate - sdg 3.2.2 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - sdg 3.2.2 in Dominican Republic peaked at 40.81 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 21.24, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 3rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG 3.2.2 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 40.81 | — |
| 1964 | 40.7 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 40.61 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 40.54 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 40.46 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 40.46 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 40.41 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 40.35 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 40.2 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 39.99 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 39.73 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 39.35 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 38.88 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 38.3 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 37.54 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 36.48 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 35.21 | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 33.84 | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 32.54 | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 31.23 | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 30 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 28.88 | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 27.96 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 27.22 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 26.57 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 25.81 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 25.04 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 24.32 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 23.75 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 23.28 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 22.95 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 22.76 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 22.68 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 22.72 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 22.79 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 22.9 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 22.94 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 22.93 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 22.87 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 22.83 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 22.86 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 22.93 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 23.05 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 23.25 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 23.46 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 23.65 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 23.81 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 23.95 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 24.08 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 24.19 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 24.26 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 24.31 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 24.36 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 24.41 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 24.39 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 24.23 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 23.91 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 23.47 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 22.99 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 22.47 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 21.82 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 21.24 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.57 | 40.41 | 40.81 | 7 |
| 1970s | 38.6 | 35.21 | 40.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.91 | 25.04 | 33.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.11 | 22.68 | 24.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.16 | 22.83 | 23.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.21 | 23.91 | 24.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4 | 21.24 | 23.47 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 598 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0819 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.8344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.503 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - sdg 3.2.2 in Dominican Republic?
- Neonatal mortality rate - sdg 3.2.2 in Dominican Republic was 21.24 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - sdg 3.2.2 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 40.81 in 1963.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - sdg 3.2.2 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.24 in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for neonatal mortality rate - sdg 3.2.2?
- Dominican Republic ranks 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - sdg 3.2.2 rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - SDG 3.2.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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