Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 1.24% to 23.9 in Dominican Republic in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Dominican Republic reached an all time high of 40.9 in 1963 and an all time low of 23.1 in 2003. When compared to Dominican Republic's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Cuba amounted to 2.30, 9.60 in Jamaica, 8.60 in Mexico and 3.50 in USA in 2019.
Dominican Republic has been ranked 34th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 16 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Belize | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.60 | 9.10 | 8.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.50 | 3.40 | 3.30 | |||||||||||||||||
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| China | 5.80 | 5.30 | 4.90 | 4.50 | 4.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | 2.50 | 2.40 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 24.4 | 24.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 13.9 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | 27.5 | 27.1 | 26.6 | 26.2 | 25.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.80 | 9.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | 11.4 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 10.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 8.30 | 8.30 | 8.40 | 8.60 | 8.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 |
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