Dominican Republic sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 73.9 years of life, 115th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Dominican Republic, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 73.9 yrs | 115 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 6.7 /1,000 | 129 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 6.2 /1,000 | 144 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 21.2 yrs | 40 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 76.5 /1,000 | 77 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 6.4 yrs | 44 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 77.1 men/100 women | 84 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 27.7 /1,000 | 50 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 124 /100k | 56 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 17.4 % | 105 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 4.2 /100k | 139 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 64.6 /100k | 1 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 12.7 % | 85 of 143 | 2003 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 6.5 L | 67 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 7.9 % | 114 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $489 | 96 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $10,876 | 99 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Dominican Republic's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 1st highest road-traffic deaths in the world (64.6 /100k) and the 44th highest life-expectancy gap in the world (6.4 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Dominican Republic; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.