Poverty vs life expectancy in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Poverty vs life expectancy was 73.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
73.72
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
132nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
74.21
in 2022
All-time low
44.06
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Poverty vs life expectancy in Dominican Republic, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 73.72 for poverty vs life expectancy in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty vs life expectancy in Dominican Republic peaked at 74.21 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.06, in 1950.
That places Dominican Republic 132nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.52 | 44.06 | 50.95 | 10 |
| 1960s | 54.64 | 51.7 | 57.89 | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.85 | 58.49 | 62.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.35 | 63.39 | 67.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.13 | 67.75 | 70.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.93 | 70.36 | 71.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.94 | 72.04 | 73.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.08 | 71.76 | 74.21 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 129 Azerbaijan 74.43 compare
- 130 Kazakhstan 74.4 compare
- 131 Paraguay 73.84 compare
- 133 North Korea 73.64 compare
- 134 Suriname 73.63 compare
- 135 Belize 73.57 compare
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 598 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 96,116 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 93,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 98,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 94,949 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 98,239 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 94,941 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty vs life expectancy in Dominican Republic?
- Poverty vs life expectancy in Dominican Republic was 73.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 74.21 in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.06 in 1950.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for poverty vs life expectancy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 132nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty vs life expectancy rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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