Key Market Indicators
By 2026, the number of child deaths in the Dominican Republic is projected to increase to 38, up from 35 in 2021. This is an annual growth rate of 1.1%. Since 1970, the number has been increasing at an average rate of 3.1% per year. In 2021, the country ranked 172nd in the world, with Barbados coming in at number 35. India, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo were ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th, respectively. Immunisation coverage of children aged 12-23 months in the Dominican Republic is forecast to remain unchanged at 98% in 2021-2026. Since 1985, the rate has been decreasing by an average of 0.2 percentage points per year. Greece, Mongolia and Latvia ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th in this ranking.
