Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Dominican Republic

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Dominican Republic was 28.4. A difference of -0.7 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Dominican Republic were 30.9 and 25.9 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Dominican Republic for recent years.

Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Dominican Republic
Total
Male
Female
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Dominican Republic
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Year Total Male Female
1960 102.9 106.3 99.4
1961 102.5 105.8 99.1
1962 101.8 105 98.4
1963 100.7 104 97.2
1964 99.4 102.7 95.8
1965 97.9 101.3 94.4
1966 96.3 99.7 92.7
1967 94.6 98.1 91.1
1968 93 96.5 89.2
1969 91.3 94.9 87.5
1970 89.5 93.1 85.6
1971 87.5 91.2 83.5
1972 85.2 89 81.2
1973 82.8 86.9 78.5
1974 80.3 84.7 75.7
1975 77.7 82.3 73
1976 75.3 80 70.3
1977 72.9 77.7 67.8
1978 70.6 75.5 65.4
1979 68.3 73.4 63.1
1980 66.2 71.3 60.9
1981 64.2 69.2 58.8
1982 62.1 67.3 56.8
1983 60.2 65.4 54.9
1984 58.4 63.4 53.2
1985 56.6 61.4 51.6
1986 54.9 59.5 50
1987 53.1 57.6 48.5
1988 51.4 55.7 46.9
1989 49.7 53.7 45.5
1990 48 51.9 43.9
1991 46.3 50 42.3
1992 44.5 48.2 40.7
1993 42.8 46.3 39.1
1994 41.1 44.4 37.6
1995 39.5 42.7 36.2
1996 38 41.1 34.8
1997 36.7 39.7 33.5
1998 35.5 38.5 32.4
1999 34.5 37.4 31.4
2000 33.6 36.5 30.7
2001 32.9 35.6 30
2002 32.3 35 29.5
2003 31.8 34.5 29.1
2004 31.5 34 28.8
2005 31.2 33.8 28.5
2006 31 33.6 28.3
2007 30.9 33.4 28.1
2008 30.8 33.4 28
2009 30.7 33.4 28
2010 30.7 33.4 28
2011 30.8 33.4 28
2012 30.8 33.5 28.1
2013 30.9 33.6 28.2
2014 31 33.7 28.3
2015 31.2 33.8 28.4
2016 31.3 33.8 28.5
2017 31.3 33.9 28.6
2018 31.2 33.8 28.4
2019 30.9 33.4 28.1
2020 30.4 32.9 27.7
2021 29.8 32.4 27.2
2022 29.1 31.6 26.5
2023 28.4 30.9 25.9