Dominican Republic - Life expectancy at birth 2008

Life expectancy improves in Dominican Republic

In 2008 the life expectancy in Dominican Republic increased to 71.66 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 74.83 years and for men 68.81 years.

Dominican Republic’s position was held this year in position 96th with respect to the ranking of 193 we publish life expectancy.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Dominican Republic over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2007, when it was 71.37 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1998, when it was 69.1 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Dominican Republic. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Dominican Republic in Dominican economy.

Dominican Republic - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2008	74.83	68.81	71.66
2007	74.28	68.73	71.37
2006	73.86	68.71	71.17
2005	73.41	68.56	70.88
2004	72.81	68.06	70.33
2003	72.78	67.96	70.27
2002	72.69	67.40	69.92
2001	72.52	67.02	69.64
2000	72.38	66.71	69.42
1999	72.25	66.54	69.28
1998	71.98	66.41	69.10
1997	72.00	66.49	69.17
1996	71.85	66.48	69.10
1995	71.69	66.39	68.99
1994	71.48	66.18	68.79
1993	71.19	65.82	68.47
1992	70.85	65.39	68.08
1991	70.43	64.90	67.63
1990	69.90	64.40	67.11
1989	69.27	63.91	66.55
1988	68.54	63.45	65.95
1987	67.78	62.98	65.34
1986	67.03	62.51	64.73
1985	66.33	62.03	64.14
1984	65.75	61.54	63.60
1983	65.27	61.04	63.11
1982	64.86	60.53	62.65
1981	64.48	60.01	62.19
1980	64.12	59.51	61.75
1979	63.02	58.60	60.75
1978	63.26	58.53	60.82
1977	62.76	58.04	60.32
1976	62.22	57.53	59.79
1975	61.64	56.99	59.24
1974	61.04	56.43	58.65
1973	60.42	55.83	58.04
1972	59.80	55.21	57.42
1971	59.16	54.58	56.78
1970	58.52	53.94	56.15
1969	57.89	53.32	55.51
1968	57.27	52.70	54.89
1967	56.67	52.10	54.29
1966	56.04	51.49	53.67
1965	55.27	47.05	50.86
1964	54.92	50.38	52.54
1963	54.13	49.68	51.80
1962	53.79	49.26	51.41
1961	53.20	48.71	50.84
1960	52.61	48.15	50.26

Dominican Republic - Life expectancy at birth