Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.1198 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1198 deaths per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
27th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.3631 deaths per square kilometre
in 1963
All-time low
0.1198 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic stood at 0.1198 deaths per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.3631 deaths per square kilometre in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.1198 deaths per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Dominican Republic 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3603 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3626 deaths per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3631 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3618 deaths per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3593 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3569 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3534 deaths per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3474 deaths per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3422 deaths per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3379 deaths per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3339 deaths per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3291 deaths per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.324 deaths per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.317 deaths per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3088 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3011 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2938 deaths per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2863 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2797 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2735 deaths per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2664 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2592 deaths per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2541 deaths per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2489 deaths per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2414 deaths per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2345 deaths per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2287 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2243 deaths per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2211 deaths per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2161 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2092 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2017 deaths per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1941 deaths per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1864 deaths per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1787 deaths per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1712 deaths per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1628 deaths per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1544 deaths per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1503 deaths per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1494 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1475 deaths per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1436 deaths per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1398 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1363 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1332 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1302 deaths per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1295 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1315 deaths per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1346 deaths per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1366 deaths per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1369 deaths per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.137 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1371 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1371 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1371 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1373 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1373 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.137 deaths per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1355 deaths per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1318 deaths per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1276 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1238 deaths per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1198 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.1198 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0126 deaths per square kilometre, 9.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.1198 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0121 deaths per square kilometre, 9.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3563 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3422 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3631 deaths per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3111 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2797 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3379 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2452 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2211 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2735 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1825 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1503 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2161 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1376 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1295 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1494 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1369 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1355 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1373 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1258 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1198 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1318 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 24 Lebanon 0.1345 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 25 Tuvalu 0.1333 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 26 Guinea 0.1201 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 0.118 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 29 Afghanistan 0.1112 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 30 Marshall Islands 0.1111 deaths per square kilometre compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 0.1198 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3631 deaths per square kilometre in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1198 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant 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 infant deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant 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.