Health in Dominican Republic 1,419 indicators covering health for Dominican Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 33 lowest 2014 down 34.0% 27th Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 36 2014 down 2.7% 24th Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 27 2014 down 25.0% 25th Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 36 2014 up 50.0% 18th Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 21 highest 2014 up 5.0% 22nd Persistence to last grade of primary 79.3% 2017 up 0.1% 79th Average cost of tuberculosis treatment by type 15 constant 2022 US$ 2024 down 99.5% 36th Ever breastfed 92.16 2019 up 0.9% 47th Ever breastfed 92.2 2019 up 1.0% 47th Continued breastfeeding 12-23 months 21.6 2019 down 2.3% 54th Continued breastfeeding 21.57 2019 down 2.3% 54th HIV-positive TB patients on CPT (co-trimoxazole preventive therapy) 47.0% 2014 — 80th Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Children born in the last 24 months 41.6 2019 down 31.2% 44th Early initiation of breastfeeding 41.58 2019 down 31.2% 44th 2.2.2a Prevalence of wasting among children under 5 2.2 2019 down 4.3% 48th Commitments to recipient countries 46.73 2010 up 298.7% 60th Disbursements to recipient countries 45.47 2010 up 373.6% 63rd Women who were first married by age 15 9.4% 2019 down 31.9% 7th Women who were first married by age 18 31.5% 2019 down 20.5% 11th Proportion of population who say that overall they are satisfied with 62.0% 2024 up 21.6% 6th Introduction to solid, semi-solid foods 90.12 2019 up 4.9% 5th Mixed Milk Feeding 49.16 2019 down 14.1% 1st Imports in 1000s hectolitres 66 2007 up 13.8% 63rd Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection 84.5% 2019 up 23.5% 4th Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life 4.6% 2014 down 54.1% 61st Number of isolates tested for ceftriaxone 105 2020 up 2,525.0% 29th Proportion of isolates with decreased susceptibility or resistance 0 2018 — 13th Teenage mothers (% of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are) 20.5% 2013 down 12.0% 12th Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods 6-8 months 90.1 2019 up 4.9% 5th Female headed households 39.9% 2013 up 43.5% 3rd Children aged <5 years wasted for age 2.4% 2013 up 9.1% 59th Proportion of isolates with resistance to ciprofloxacin reported to 74.2 2018 up 122.6% 17th Number of isolates tested for ciprofloxacin 159 2018 up 5,200.0% 24th Proportion of isolates with decreased susceptibility or resistance 0 2018 — 25th Number of isolates tested for extended-spectrum cephalosporins 159 2018 up 3,875.0% 24th Exports of beer (barley) in 1000s hectolitres 330 2009 up 371.4% 14th Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS 47.5% 2014 up 68.4% 13th Civil registration coverage of cause-of-death 51.5% 2011 down 7.9% 60th Exports of spirits in 1000s hectolitres 110 2005 up 340.0% 27th ← Previous Page 24 of 24