Fundación Comunidad Esperanza y Justicia Internacional

Dominican Republic

• Total population (millions):  9.8
• Population growth (annual %):  1.6
• Surface area (sq. km):  48,671
• GDP per capita (PPP US$):  8,813
• GDP growth (annual %):  10.7
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %):  4.2
• Unemployment (% of total labor force):  17.9
• Life expectancy at birth (years):  70.8
• Median age of total population (years):  23.9
• Human Development Index (Rank 1 – 177):  94
• Human Development Index Value:  0.8
• Sex ratio at birth (males per 100 females):  105.0


Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

• Population below PPP $1 per day (%):  2.8
• Children under 5 who are moderately or severely underweight (%):  5.3
• Population living below the national poverty line (%):  42.2


Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education

• Net enrolment ratio in primary education (% both sexes):  89.5
• Percentage of pupils starting Grade 1 and reach Grade 5 (% both sexes):  82.9


Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

• Gender parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys):  1.0
• Literacy rates of 15-24 years old (% both sexes):  94.2
• Seats held by women in national parliament (%):  17.3


Goal 4: Reduce child mortality

• Mortality rate of children under 5 years old (per 1,000 live births):  31
• 1-year-old children immunized against measles (%):  99


Goal 5: Improve maternal health

• Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 births):  150


Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

• People living with HIV,15-49 yrs old (%):  1.1
• Prevalence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people):  116


Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability

• Land area covered by forest (%):  28.4
• Carbon dioxide emissions per capita (metric tons):  2.1063
• Access to improved drinking water sources (% of total population):  95


Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development

• Internet users (per 100 people):  13.7
• Youth unemployment rate, ages 15-24, both sexes :  23.1