Statistics

 

Total population

8,745,000

Estimated population density, Inhabitants/km2 (2001)

175.2

Population under 5 years old (in thousands) (2004)

961

Population under 15 years old (in thousands)

2,800

Women between 15 and 49 years of age (in thousands)

2,344

Life expectancy from birth Men/women (years)

65.0/72.0

Healthy life expectancy men/women (years, 2002)

57.2/61.9

Infant mortality men/women (per 1000)

38/32

Adult mortality men/women (per 1000)

250/147

Estimated average annul birth rate (2000-2005)

203,601

 

 

Estimated gross birth rate (1,000 inhabitants) (2000-2005)

23.3

Estimated gross mortality rate (1,000 inhabitants) (2000-2005)

5.8

Estimated infant mortality rate (1,000) (2000-20005)

34.4

Average number of children per fertile women (2000-2005)

2.7

 

 

Pregnancy with first check-up in the first trimester (2001)

60.0

Births with more than four prenatal check-ups (2001)

73.0

Maternal mortality rate (2004) (for every 100,000 births)

200

 

 

Percentage of the population with access to drinking water (total)(2001)

93.0

Percentage of the population with access to drinking water (rural) (2001)

72.7

Percentage of the population with access to drinking water (urban) (2001)

96.0

Percentage of the population with health care services (national) (2001)

89.5

Percentage of the population with health care services (rural) (2001)

78.9

Percentage of the population with health care services (urban) (2001)

95.2

 

 

Total number of people between 15 and 49 year of age living with HIV-AIDS (2003)

85,000

Number of women between 15 and 49 year of age living with HIV-AIDS

23,000

Number of men between 15 and 49 year of age living with HIV-AIDS

62,000

 

 

Total healthcare expenditure per inhabitant (2002)

295

Health care expenditure as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (2002)

6.1

Other facts

• The World Bank estimates that in 2004 the country had 120,000 people infected with HIV aids
• More than 70% of new cases of HIV-Aids are contracted though heterosexual relations

Unless otherwise indicated, lathe figures correspond to 2003. Sources:

Word Health report 2005
ILO 2005 and UNAIDS. 2004. ILO 2005 and UNAIDS. 2004.
http://web.oit.or.cr/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=101

 

Health sector personnel per inhabitant in the Dominican Republic in 2004

Position

Number of posts

Rate per 10,000 inhabitants

Doctors

9,204

10.3

Nurses

11,333

12.7

Bioanalysts

1,414

1.6

X-ray technicians

61

0.07

Pharmacists

527

0.58

Dentists and Dental nurses

1,431

1.6

Psychologists

250

0.3

Health Education Workers

79

0.08

Social Workers

336

0.4

Health promoters

4,089

4.6

Health Promotion Supervisors

854

1.0

Statisticians

269

0.3

Environmental Hygiene Technicians

515

0.6

Personnel Management

188

188

Administrative Personnel

16,137

18.0

Total

45,689

45,689

Source: SESPAS [Spanish Public Health Association] Report 2004