Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 280 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Dominican Republic, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 280 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Dominican Republic peaked at 753 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 280, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 85th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 753 | — |
| 1991 | 726 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 700 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 676 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 656 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 640 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 625 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 612 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 597 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 581 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 565 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 549 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 532 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 512 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 495 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 480 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 467 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 454 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 444 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 432 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 418 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 403 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 388 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 376 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 367 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 359 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 351 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 345 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 338 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 328 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 318 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 308 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 298 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 289 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 280 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 656.6 | 581 | 753 | 10 |
| 2000s | 493 | 432 | 565 | 10 |
| 2010s | 367.3 | 328 | 418 | 10 |
| 2020s | 298.6 | 280 | 318 | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 562,676 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Dominican Republic?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Dominican Republic was 280 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 753 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 280 in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Dominican Republic ranks 85th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years