What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?

The highest recorded value was 0.51 deaths per square kilometre in 1962.

What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 0.133 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.

How does Dominican Republic rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?

Dominican Republic ranks 34th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.

Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic

Name: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Dominican Republic: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre was 0.133 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.133 deaths per square kilometre

Change on year

down 3.4%

World rank

34th

of 195 countries

All-time high

0.51 deaths per square kilometre

in 1962

All-time low

0.133 deaths per square kilometre

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic stood at 0.133 deaths per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.51 deaths per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.133 deaths per square kilometre, in 2023.

Dominican Republic ranks 34th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1961 to 2023.
Year	deaths per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.5077 deaths per square kilometre	—
1962	0.51 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
1963	0.5095 deaths per square kilometre	-0.1%
1964	0.5067 deaths per square kilometre	-0.6%
1965	0.5019 deaths per square kilometre	-0.9%
1966	0.4966 deaths per square kilometre	-1.1%
1967	0.4898 deaths per square kilometre	-1.4%
1968	0.4804 deaths per square kilometre	-1.9%
1969	0.4713 deaths per square kilometre	-1.9%
1970	0.4629 deaths per square kilometre	-1.8%
1971	0.4545 deaths per square kilometre	-1.8%
1972	0.445 deaths per square kilometre	-2.1%
1973	0.4354 deaths per square kilometre	-2.2%
1974	0.4239 deaths per square kilometre	-2.7%
1975	0.4113 deaths per square kilometre	-3.0%
1976	0.3992 deaths per square kilometre	-2.9%
1977	0.3876 deaths per square kilometre	-2.9%
1978	0.3759 deaths per square kilometre	-3.0%
1979	0.3651 deaths per square kilometre	-2.9%
1980	0.355 deaths per square kilometre	-2.8%
1981	0.3442 deaths per square kilometre	-3.1%
1982	0.3333 deaths per square kilometre	-3.2%
1983	0.3247 deaths per square kilometre	-2.6%
1984	0.3161 deaths per square kilometre	-2.6%
1985	0.3053 deaths per square kilometre	-3.4%
1986	0.2952 deaths per square kilometre	-3.3%
1987	0.2863 deaths per square kilometre	-3.0%
1988	0.2791 deaths per square kilometre	-2.5%
1989	0.2729 deaths per square kilometre	-2.2%
1990	0.2654 deaths per square kilometre	-2.8%
1991	0.2561 deaths per square kilometre	-3.5%
1992	0.2462 deaths per square kilometre	-3.9%
1993	0.2363 deaths per square kilometre	-4.0%
1994	0.2262 deaths per square kilometre	-4.3%
1995	0.216 deaths per square kilometre	-4.5%
1996	0.2063 deaths per square kilometre	-4.5%
1997	0.1958 deaths per square kilometre	-5.1%
1998	0.1853 deaths per square kilometre	-5.3%
1999	0.1792 deaths per square kilometre	-3.3%
2000	0.1767 deaths per square kilometre	-1.4%
2001	0.1735 deaths per square kilometre	-1.8%
2002	0.1685 deaths per square kilometre	-2.9%
2003	0.1639 deaths per square kilometre	-2.7%
2004	0.1595 deaths per square kilometre	-2.7%
2005	0.1555 deaths per square kilometre	-2.5%
2006	0.1516 deaths per square kilometre	-2.5%
2007	0.1499 deaths per square kilometre	-1.1%
2008	0.1512 deaths per square kilometre	+0.8%
2009	0.1537 deaths per square kilometre	+1.6%
2010	0.1552 deaths per square kilometre	+1.0%
2011	0.1554 deaths per square kilometre	+0.1%
2012	0.1554 deaths per square kilometre	-0.0%
2013	0.1552 deaths per square kilometre	-0.1%
2014	0.1549 deaths per square kilometre	-0.2%
2015	0.1544 deaths per square kilometre	-0.3%
2016	0.1542 deaths per square kilometre	-0.2%
2017	0.1537 deaths per square kilometre	-0.3%
2018	0.153 deaths per square kilometre	-0.4%
2019	0.151 deaths per square kilometre	-1.3%
2020	0.1468 deaths per square kilometre	-2.8%
2021	0.142 deaths per square kilometre	-3.3%
2022	0.1376 deaths per square kilometre	-3.1%
2023	0.133 deaths per square kilometre	-3.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.4971 deaths per square kilometre	0.4713 deaths per square kilometre	0.51 deaths per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.4161 deaths per square kilometre	0.3651 deaths per square kilometre	0.4629 deaths per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.3112 deaths per square kilometre	0.2729 deaths per square kilometre	0.355 deaths per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.2213 deaths per square kilometre	0.1792 deaths per square kilometre	0.2654 deaths per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.1604 deaths per square kilometre	0.1499 deaths per square kilometre	0.1767 deaths per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.1542 deaths per square kilometre	0.151 deaths per square kilometre	0.1554 deaths per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.1398 deaths per square kilometre	0.133 deaths per square kilometre	0.1468 deaths per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

31 Ghana 0.1437 deaths per square kilometre compare
32 Equatorial Guinea 0.1352 deaths per square kilometre compare
33 Marshall Islands 0.1333 deaths per square kilometre compare
35 Cameroon 0.1329 deaths per square kilometre compare
36 Somalia 0.126 deaths per square kilometre compare
37 Afghanistan 0.122 deaths per square kilometre compare

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Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0418 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic?: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 0.133 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?: The highest recorded value was 0.51 deaths per square kilometre in 1962.
What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 0.133 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Dominican Republic rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?: Dominican Republic ranks 34th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Number of child deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Unit: deaths per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 10,420 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.