Health in Dominican Republic 1,415 indicators covering health for Dominican Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Adolescent mortality rate 1.6 2021 down 16.7% 96th Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 82,000 2024 up 15.5% 50th BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 99.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Physicians per 1000 people 2.43 2023 up 61.0% 78th Physicians 2.43 per 1,000 people 2023 up 61.0% 78th Share of the population infected with hiv 1.03 2024 down 6.8% 40th Global vaccination coverage 86 2024 down 3.4% 117th Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 82.0% 2024 up 15.5% 99th Under-five mortality rate, by sex 30.63 2024 down 12.1% 52nd Infant mortality rate 27.71 2024 down 10.3% 47th Neonatal mortality rate 21.24 2024 down 12.6% 37th Fraction 0.017 2024 down 24.4% 42nd Deaths 12 2024 down 45.5% 60th Number of incident tuberculosis cases 5,800 2024 down 6.5% 82nd Incidence of tuberculosis 51 2024 down 15.0% 88th Number of incident tuberculosis cases 1,300 2024 down 7.1% 47th Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV 150 2024 down 66.7% 109th Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people 1.3 2024 down 70.5% 117th Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status 330 2024 down 19.5% 48th Tuberculosis case fatality rate 8 2024 down 42.9% 122nd Life satisfaction vs child mortality 6.09 2025 up 18.2% 63rd Incidence of tuberculosis sdgs 51 2024 down 15.0% 89th Tuberculosis deaths region 470 2024 down 45.3% 93rd Tuberculosis death rate 4.1 2024 down 50.6% 100th Tuberculosis deaths who 470 2024 down 45.3% 93rd People using safely managed sanitation services, rural 47.0% 2024 down 9.5% 53rd Tuberculosis incidence 51 2024 down 15.0% 79th Tuberculosis patients with hiv share 23 2024 unchanged 15th Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 63.31 2022 up 14.9% 52nd Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.34 2022 up 31.6% 59th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.56 2022 down 4.2% 75th Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 32.75 2022 up 41.8% 59th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.48 2022 up 65.9% 50th Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 5.18 2022 up 14.9% 71st Life expectancy prados de la escosura 72.89 2020 up 1.1% 77th Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected 0.3 2024 down 25.0% 35th Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 4,000 2024 unchanged 39th Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 4,506 2024 up 2.3% 80th Tuberculosis treatment coverage 77 2024 up 6.9% 82nd AIDS estimated deaths 1,300 UNAIDS estimates 2024 down 55.2% 46th Mean BMI (kg/m²) 26.5 2016 up 3.9% 84th Rubella - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 91st Treatment success rate: new TB cases 81 2023 down 2.4% 115th Yellow fever - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 26th Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 1,169 current international $ 2023 up 91.1% 93rd Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 292.85 current international $ 2023 up 48.7% 95th Domestic general government health expenditure 2.9% 2023 up 5.9% 101st Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 409.65 current international $ 2023 up 56.2% 94th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 313.34 current US$ 2023 up 83.4% 90th Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare 25.06 2023 down 22.2% 113th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 2.4 2024 down 65.3% 94th Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases 81 2023 down 2.4% 120th ← Previous Page 11 of 24 Next →