Health in Dominican Republic 1,418 indicators covering health for Dominican Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 99 2019 up 1.2% 64th Pancreatic cancer death rate 2.28 2018 up 56.1% 96th Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 2.01 2018 up 79.3% 80th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 13.29 2022 up 61.9% 17th Taxes as a % of price: total tax 44.7% 2022 down 23.7% 122nd Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 15.2% 2022 up 10.6% 50th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 11.1% 2022 down 35.8% 79th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 18.4% 2022 down 33.3% 105th Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 — 38th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 — 57th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 320 2022 up 67.1% 55th Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on 3,100 2025 down 24.4% 40th Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.51 2019 down 41.4% 66th Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 0.5% 2019 down 44.4% 67th Physical activity policies for activie societies 20 2023 up 100.0% 2nd Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 down 50.0% 101st Number of deaths from malaria who 0 2024 down 100.0% 66th Death rate from malaria 0 2024 down 100.0% 66th Incidence of malaria 0.19 2024 up 90.0% 70th Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 87 2024 up 222.2% 77th Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 87 2024 up 222.2% 77th Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children 14 2025 down 30.0% 88th Child population under age 5 982.05 2025 down 5.6% 12th Percentage of children as a proportion of total population 31.42 2025 down 9.9% 9th Child population 10-19 2,005 2025 up 0.3% 13th Death rate from poisonings 0.3 2021 up 50.0% 110th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 17.4 2021 up 6.7% 94th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.3 2021 up 50.0% 99th Suicide mortality rate, by sex 4.2 2021 unchanged 129th 3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 77 2021 up 10.0% 56th Rotavirus number unvaccinated 21,902 2023 down 66.3% 58th Share of deaths registered 64.81 2019 — 129th Prevalence of stunting, height for age 6.7% 2019 down 33.7% 84th Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 5.51 2022 up 4.6% 63rd Child population 3,620 2025 down 0.6% 13th Malaria cases reported 1,203 2024 up 162.1% 68th Mean systolic blood pressure 125.1 2009 up 0.7% 101st Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.3 2009 up 10.4% 95th Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals 584 2025 down 34.7% 49th Hiv expenditure 79.04 million 2024 up 364.2% 27th Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2024 — 35th Life expectancy at birth 73.99 2025 up 1.4% 21st Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (PAB) 99.0% 2022 up 10.0% 4th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 7.7% 2019 down 7.2% 29th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 300 2020 up 150.0% 53rd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.4% 2020 down 22.8% 120th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.1% 2020 down 35.3% 79th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2020 — 34th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 — 42nd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.1% 2020 up 7.1% 48th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.2% 2020 down 30.8% 102nd Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 5.13 2020 up 58.3% 53rd Number healthy diet unaffordable 2.60 million 2024 down 10.3% 67th Import of environmentally sound technologies 1.53 billion 2020 up 58.3% 67th Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status 92 2025 up 70.4% 40th Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving 71 2025 up 14.5% 111th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 13.3 2020 up 98.8% 15th Export of environmentally sound technologies 242.35 million 2020 up 208.0% 76th Pcv3 number unvaccinated 27,875 2023 down 81.7% 66th Reported number of human rabies deaths 1 2024 — 48th ← Previous Page 19 of 24 Next →