Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 1.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 143 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2000
All-time low
1.0%
in 2022
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.0% for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2022.
Dominican Republic ranks 39th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 39 Bahamas 1.0% compare
- 41 Myanmar 0.9% compare
- 41 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9% compare
- 41 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
- 41 Cape Verde 0.9% compare
- 41 Chad 0.9% compare
- 41 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9% 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 prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Dominican Republic?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Dominican Republic was 1.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Dominican Republic ranks 39th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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