Health in Dominican Republic

1,407 indicators covering health for Dominican Republic.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Death rates from mental and substance disorders by age who 0 2021 1st
Death rate from cardiomyopathy myocarditis endocarditis who ghe age st 3.25 2021 down 5.6% 148th
Nurses and midwives 2.06 per 1,000 people 2023 up 66.7% 130th
Share of women among the population living with hiv 50.89 2024 down 0.1% 45th
Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 0.3595 2023 down 50.3% 87th
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 20.4% 2023 down 33.1% 93rd
Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 1.4 2023 down 14.8% 73rd
Diabetes prevalence who gho 10.1 2014 up 21.7% 63rd
Child mortality rate ihme 2.52 2019 down 21.5% 67th
Neonatal mortality ihme 1.69 2019 down 16.7% 54th
Number of neonatal deaths ihme 3,914 2019 down 13.3% 62nd
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) 2.69 2020 down 5.3% 61st
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) 6.5 2020 down 5.0% 65th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) 10.31 2020 down 4.3% 64th
Low-birthweight babies 13.4% 2020 up 13.9% 47th
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv 66 2024 up 112.9% 87th
Diabetes treatment coverage, crude 46.59 2022 down 4.5% 83rd
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized 17.52 2022 up 36.3% 57th
Prevalence of diabetes, crude 17.05 2022 up 50.2% 52nd
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized 46.93 2022 down 6.7% 82nd
Inequality in life expectancy 0.1698 2023 down 8.1% 59th
Inequality in life expectancy vs health expenditure per capita 0.1698 2023 down 8.1% 59th
Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group 3.11 2024 down 12.4% 54th
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care 5.7% 2022 down 61.0% 80th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care 7.5% 2022 down 51.3% 80th
Maternal mortality ratio vs mean daily income 107.35 2020 up 17.0% 64th
Maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita 107.35 2020 up 17.0% 64th
Maternal mortality slope chart 107.35 2020 up 17.0% 65th
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 107.35 2020 up 17.0% 65th
Number of maternal deaths by region 222.21 2020 up 12.1% 69th
Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff 107.35 2020 up 17.0% 65th
Maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality 107.35 2020 up 17.0% 65th
Maternal deaths by income group 222.21 2020 up 12.1% 69th
Maternal mortality vs fertility 107.35 2020 up 17.0% 65th
Maternal deaths ihme 222.21 2020 up 12.1% 69th
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and 16.0% 2023 down 33.1% 92nd
Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 0.282 2023 down 50.2% 86th
Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 86.0% 2025 up 13.2% 120th
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis third-dose  (DTP3) 87.0% 2025 up 2.4% 117th
Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 95.0% 2025 up 5.6% 53rd
Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 86.0% 2025 up 6.2% 114th
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage 78.0% 2025 117th
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 97.0% 2025 down 2.0% 66th
Implementation of tools to monitor economic and environmental tourism 0 2020 96th
New HIV infections 0.4 2025 up 2.6% 27th
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 5.6% 2024 down 27.3% 122nd
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) 55.9 2024 down 30.4% 92nd
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) 74.5 2024 down 6.4% 69th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 7.5% 2024 down 1.3% 61st
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban 46.9% 2024 down 0.1% 81st
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 1.2 2018 unchanged 62nd
Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.7 2018 up 2.2% 58th
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 3.6 2018 up 2.9% 30th
Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.2 2018 unchanged 62nd
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, crude 3.6 2018 up 5.9% 42nd
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized 4.8 2018 up 2.1% 38th
Prevalence of anemia among children 27.8% 2019 down 7.9% 94th
Births attended by skilled health staff 99.2% 2019 up 1.4% 64th
Births attended by health staff sdgs 99.2 2019 up 1.4% 64th
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 320 2021 down 16.4% 81st