Dominican Republic
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
84.8 / 100
Rank
#93
Data coverage
100%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
91.5
Education
87.2
Poverty & Water
72.3
Adolescent & Digital
83.0
Protection
79.6
Environment & Exposure
89.7
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 30.60 | 2024 | 87.8 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 6.70 | 2019 | 93.3 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 87.00 | 2024 | 87.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 2.20 | 2019 | 97.8 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 92.71 | 2018 | 92.7 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 70.61 | 2018 | 70.6 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 98.21 | 2024 | 98.2 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 0.80 | 2024 | 99.2 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 45.33 | 2024 | 45.3 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 50.16 | 2024 | 74.9 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 91.00 | 2024 | 91.0 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 92.20 | 2019 | 92.2 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 31.50 | 2019 | 68.5 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 10.92 | 2023 | 78.2 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 13.51 | 2023 | 86.5 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 93.00 | 2024 | 93.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 83.7 (v1.0) to 84.8 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +1.1 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Dominican Republic.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Dominican Republic itself.
Its rank moved from #94 to #93; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.