Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Dominican Republic

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Dominican Republic was 73.72 years. A difference of -0.49 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Dominican Republic were 70.53 years and 76.97 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Dominican Republic for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Dominican Republic (Years)
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Female
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Dominican Republic (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 51.71 50.26 53.31
1961 52.45 50.98 54.07
1962 53.2 51.71 54.84
1963 53.75 52.29 55.36
1964 54.65 53.13 56.33
1965 52.84 49.43 56.79
1966 55.97 54.39 57.69
1967 56.65 55.03 58.42
1968 57.27 55.61 59.09
1969 57.89 56.2 59.73
1970 58.49 56.78 60.37
1971 59.09 57.35 60.99
1972 59.66 57.9 61.57
1973 60.23 58.46 62.14
1974 60.76 58.96 62.69
1975 61.25 59.43 63.21
1976 61.74 59.89 63.73
1977 62.2 60.31 64.23
1978 62.62 60.7 64.68
1979 62.43 60.63 64.33
1980 63.39 61.43 65.47
1981 63.78 61.79 65.89
1982 64.2 62.18 66.33
1983 64.63 62.55 66.82
1984 65.13 62.97 67.41
1985 65.61 63.37 67.98
1986 66.06 63.72 68.53
1987 66.49 64.06 69.06
1988 66.91 64.38 69.6
1989 67.33 64.69 70.13
1990 67.75 65 70.67
1991 68.15 65.31 71.18
1992 68.53 65.6 71.63
1993 68.86 65.88 72.02
1994 69.16 66.13 72.37
1995 69.39 66.33 72.63
1996 69.6 66.5 72.87
1997 69.81 66.68 73.11
1998 69.88 66.76 73.16
1999 70.18 67 73.53
2000 70.36 67.15 73.75
2001 70.55 67.33 73.95
2002 70.72 67.52 74.08
2003 70.86 67.72 74.15
2004 70.73 67.71 73.88
2005 71.04 68.16 74.03
2006 71.05 68.3 73.89
2007 71.1 68.35 73.93
2008 71.33 68.41 74.37
2009 71.59 68.4 74.94
2010 72.04 68.61 75.68
2011 72.5 68.86 76.38
2012 72.82 69.16 76.71
2013 73.04 69.45 76.83
2014 73.15 69.69 76.76
2015 72.98 69.7 76.38
2016 72.89 69.42 76.52
2017 73.37 70.07 76.78
2018 73.56 70.29 76.94
2019 73.11 69.9 76.45
2020 72.64 68.93 76.72
2021 71.76 68.31 75.45
2022 74.21 70.66 77.91
2023 73.72 70.53 76.97