Life Expectancy at Birth in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Life Expectancy at Birth was 73.87 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Dominican Republic, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Dominican Republic stood at 73.87.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Dominican Republic peaked at 74.21 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.7, in 1960.
That places Dominican Republic 115th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.64 | 51.7 | 57.89 | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.85 | 58.49 | 62.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.35 | 63.39 | 67.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.13 | 67.75 | 70.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.93 | 70.36 | 71.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.94 | 72.04 | 73.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.24 | 71.76 | 74.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 112 Kazakhstan, Republic of 74.53 compare
- 113 Belarus, Republic of 74.37 compare
- 114 Paraguay 73.98 compare
- 116 Mauritius 73.79 compare
- 117 Suriname 73.76 compare
- 118 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 73.74 compare
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 99,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 96,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 100,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 97,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 101,174 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Dominican Republic?
- Life expectancy at birth in Dominican Republic was 73.87 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 74.21 in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7 in 1960.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Dominican Republic ranks 115th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.