Health in Dominican Republic 1,418 indicators covering health for Dominican Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Respiratory infections death rate age group 110.51 2018 up 104.7% 20th Respiratory infection death rate who mdb 12.66 2018 up 23.0% 89th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 43.8% 2023 down 19.2% 32nd Male female ratio suicides rates 5.19 2021 down 0.0% 30th Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 3,546 2021 down 20.7% 85th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 888 2021 up 9.8% 69th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 297 2021 down 54.7% 104th Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 68.0% 2024 up 54.5% 54th Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 149 2024 up 17.3% 58th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 17.9% 2023 down 26.3% 21st Share healthy diet unaffordable 23 2024 down 16.1% 75th Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0.1911 2024 up 91.9% 64th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 2,141 2021 down 12.8% 84th Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 10.1 2014 up 21.7% 64th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.38 2014 up 9.4% 85th Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 9.3 2014 up 32.9% 71st Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 2.91 million 2024 up 146.2% 45th Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 2.91 million 2024 up 146.2% 52nd Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 13 2015 down 23.5% 79th Births attended by skilled health personnel 99.9% 2023 up 0.9% 20th Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 17.6 2019 down 29.4% 100th Number of new leprosy cases 83 2024 down 77.6% 52nd Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 1.25 2024 down 80.6% 99th Pharmacists 0.24 2024 down 79.3% 141st Health worker density, by type of occupation 2.83 2024 up 47.4% 81st Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.44 2020 up 13.9% 47th 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio 107 2020 up 16.6% 66th Low birth weight prevalence 13.4% 2020 up 13.6% 46th Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 98.0% 2025 up 1,533.3% 37th Low birth weight number 27.8 2020 up 9.4% 58th Number of new hivaids infections who 4,000 2024 unchanged 39th Reported rabies deaths 1 2024 — 46th 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 7.6 2022 up 1.3% 58th 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 5.6 2022 down 29.1% 126th Incidence of malaria 0.19 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 up 90.0% 70th Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 433 2025 down 46.5% 58th Concentrations of fine particulate matter 34.43 2023 down 22.6% 33rd Death rate road traffic injuries 64.6 2019 up 132.4% 1st New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 2,530 2023 down 7.4% 81st Cholera case fatality rate 0 2019 — 37th Medical doctors not further defined 21 2024 down 99.9% 138th Constant stillbirth rate 10.11 2030 unchanged 74th ENAP target met stillbirth rate 9 2030 down 9.5% 74th Stillbirth rate high-income country 2.8 2030 down 66.7% 1st Stillbirths remain constant projection 1,940 2030 down 5.7% 77th Stillbirth maintained projection 1,725 2030 down 14.7% 75th Stillbirth ENAP 2030 target met projection 1,725 2030 down 14.7% 75th Stillbirth high-income country average rate matched projection 533 2030 down 68.8% 85th Stillbirth rate current trends 9 2030 down 9.5% 74th Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 73.72 2023 up 0.9% 126th Tb patients tested positive for hiv 768 2021 up 67.0% 46th Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 280.04 2019 down 6.4% 84th Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 27.8% 2019 down 7.9% 95th Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 10,715 2019 up 46.6% 79th Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.1% 2024 down 50.0% 101st Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 117 2019 up 0.9% 89th Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 320 2024 down 64.4% 69th Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant 21.24 2030 unchanged 40th Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained 19.39 2030 down 7.3% 40th Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 2.8 2030 down 81.5% 1st ← Previous Page 17 of 24 Next →