Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Dominican Republic

Under-five mortality rate in the Dominican Republic in 2024 — 30.6 per 1,000. Ranked 140 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 79.4%.

2024 30.6 per 1,000 −2.86% vs 2023
World rank 140of 196
Period maximum 148.2 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 30.6 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Dominican Republic, 1960–202405010015019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 148.2 per 1,0001962: 145.4 per 1,0001964: 141.1 per 1,0001966: 135.7 per 1,0001968: 130 per 1,0001970: 123.8 per 1,0001972: 116.8 per 1,0001974: 108.8 per 1,0001976: 100.9 per 1,0001978: 93.5 per 1,0001980: 86.8 per 1,0001982: 80.5 per 1,0001984: 74.8 per 1,0001986: 69.4 per 1,0001988: 64.2 per 1,0001990: 59.3 per 1,0001992: 54.4 per 1,0001994: 49.8 per 1,0001996: 45.6 per 1,0001998: 42.2 per 1,0002000: 39.6 per 1,0002002: 37.7 per 1,0002004: 36.4 per 1,0002006: 35.6 per 1,0002008: 35.1 per 1,0002010: 34.9 per 1,0002012: 34.8 per 1,0002014: 34.9 per 1,0002016: 34.9 per 1,0002018: 34.7 per 1,0002020: 33.8 per 1,0002022: 32.3 per 1,0002024: 30.6 per 1,000
Change over the period: −117.6 (−79.35%) Average annual rate: -2.43 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic 30.6 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Latin America & Caribbean 15.4 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 30.6 −0.9 −2.86%
2023 31.5 −0.8 −2.48%
2022 32.3 −0.7 −2.12%
2021 33 −0.8 −2.37%
2020 33.8 −0.6 −1.74%
2019 34.4 −0.3 −0.86%
2018 34.7 −0.2 −0.57%
2017 34.9 +0 +0%
2016 34.9 +0 +0%
2015 34.9 +0 +0%
2014 34.9 +0.1 +0.29%
2013 34.8 +0 +0%
2012 34.8 +0 +0%
2011 34.8 −0.1 −0.29%
2010 34.9 +0 +0%
2009 34.9 −0.2 −0.57%
2008 35.1 −0.2 −0.57%
2007 35.3 −0.3 −0.84%
2006 35.6 −0.4 −1.11%
2005 36 −0.4 −1.1%
2004 36.4 −0.6 −1.62%
2003 37 −0.7 −1.86%
2002 37.7 −0.9 −2.33%
2001 38.6 −1 −2.53%
2000 39.6 −1.2 −2.94%
1999 40.8 −1.4 −3.32%
1998 42.2 −1.6 −3.65%
1997 43.8 −1.8 −3.95%
1996 45.6 −2 −4.2%
1995 47.6 −2.2 −4.42%
1994 49.8 −2.3 −4.41%
1993 52.1 −2.3 −4.23%
1992 54.4 −2.4 −4.23%
1991 56.8 −2.5 −4.22%
1990 59.3 −2.5 −4.05%
1989 61.8 −2.4 −3.74%
1988 64.2 −2.5 −3.75%
1987 66.7 −2.7 −3.89%
1986 69.4 −2.6 −3.61%
1985 72 −2.8 −3.74%
1984 74.8 −2.8 −3.61%
1983 77.6 −2.9 −3.6%
1982 80.5 −3.1 −3.71%
1981 83.6 −3.2 −3.69%
1980 86.8 −3.3 −3.66%
1979 90.1 −3.4 −3.64%
1978 93.5 −3.6 −3.71%
1977 97.1 −3.8 −3.77%
1976 100.9 −3.9 −3.72%
1975 104.8 −4 −3.68%
1974 108.8 −4.1 −3.63%
1973 112.9 −3.9 −3.34%
1972 116.8 −3.7 −3.07%
1971 120.5 −3.3 −2.67%
1970 123.8 −3.2 −2.52%
1969 127 −3 −2.31%
1968 130 −2.9 −2.18%
1967 132.9 −2.8 −2.06%
1966 135.7 −2.9 −2.09%
1965 138.6 −2.5 −1.77%
1964 141.1 −2.3 −1.6%
1963 143.4 −2 −1.38%
1962 145.4 −1.6 −1.09%
1961 147 −1.2 −0.81%
1960 148.2

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.