Stillbirth rate in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Stillbirth rate was 1.01 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.01 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.48 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.01 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Dominican Republic 74th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.33 deaths per 100 births | 1.21 deaths per 100 births | 1.48 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 deaths per 100 births | 1.07 deaths per 100 births | 1.2 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 deaths per 100 births | 1.01 deaths per 100 births | 1.05 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 71 Suriname 1.03 deaths per 100 births compare
- 72 Saint Lucia 1.02 deaths per 100 births compare
- 73 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.02 deaths per 100 births compare
- 75 Azerbaijan 1.01 deaths per 100 births compare
- 76 Marshall Islands 0.998 deaths per 100 births compare
- 77 Nicaragua 0.949 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Dominican Republic
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 543,612 people (2100)
- Population density 245.63 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.22 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 18 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.22 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.22 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Dominican Republic?
- Stillbirth rate in Dominican Republic was 1.01 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for stillbirth rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 74th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.