Country profile · DOM
the Dominican Republic
Region · Latin America & Caribbean Population · 11.3M people
These estimates describe populations, not individual outcomes. Select a country or region to see more of the measures used in the simulation.
Health and education
- Death before age 1
- 2.8%
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 107 / 100,000
- Children per woman
- 2.24
- Expected years of schooling
- 13.6 years
- Tertiary enrollment
- 55%
- Smoking prevalence (men / women)
- 25% / 3%
Income and daily life
- Income inequality (Gini)
- 0.37
- Urban population
- 72%
- Employment in agriculture
- 8%
- Internet use
- 86%
- Adult HIV prevalence
- 1.04%
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 10.5 / 100k
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 64.6 / 100k
- Out-of-pocket health spending
- 23%
- Women married before age 18
- 32%
- Life satisfaction (out of 10)
- 5.82
Religion
- Christianity88%
- No religion11%
- Other religions1%
Major cities
- Santo Domingo
- Santiago
Common hazards
- Storms and typhoons
Common migration destinations
- the United States
- Spain