Statistics Division
Millennium Development Goals: Country Profiles
 
Dominican Republic
Official Name
República Dominicana
Capital City
Santo Domingo de Guzmán
National Currency Dominican peso
Area
48,670 km²
Population (thousand)
% of urban population
Life expectancy
GDP per capita (annual dolars)
National Statistical Office
Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE)
Institution in charge of the production of the National MDG Report
"Ministerio de Economía, Planificación y Desarrollo"
The boundaries and names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
Goal 1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Proportion of population living in poverty and extreme poverty by geographical area
MDG1 Selected Indicators
Number of poor women for every 100 poor men (Poverty Femininity Index)
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Source: ECLAC on the basis of special tabulations of data from household surveys.
Source: ECLAC on the basis of /a World Bank and United Nations MDG Indicators Database, b/ Special tabulations of data from household surveys.
Source: ECLAC on the basis of special tabulations of data from household surveys.
Goal 2 Achieve universal primary education
Goal 3 Promote gender equality and empower women
MDG2 Selected Indicators
Source: ECLAC on the basis of: a/ UNESCO-UIS Institute for Statistics /b Spetial tabulations of data from household surveys.
USD earned by a woman for every 100USD earned by a man, by years of schooling completed(...)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament
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Source: ECLAC on the basis of special tabulations of data from household surveys.
Source: ECLAC on the basis of United Nations, MDG Indicators Database.
Goal 4 Reduce child mortality
Infant mortality rate and Under-five mortality rate (per 1.000 live births)
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles
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Source: ECLAC on the basis of United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF.
Source: ECLAC on the basis of United Nations, MDG Indicators Database.
In September 2000, the largest-ever gathering of world leaders ushered in the new millennium by adopting the Millennium Declaration. The Declaration, endorsed by 189 countries, was then translated into a roadmap setting out goals to be reached by 2015.

The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) build on agreements made at United Nations conferences in the 1990s and represent commitments by all countries to reduce poverty and hunger, and to tackle ill-health, gender inequality, lack of education, lack of access to clean water and environmental degradation.

ECLAC as part of the United Nations System contributes to monitoring the countries progress towards the fulfillment of the MDGs.

Goal 5 Improve maternal health
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100.000 live births)
MDG5 Selected Indicators
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women)
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Source: ECLAC on the basis of United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF.
Source: ECLAC on the basis of United Nations, MDG Indicators Database.
Source: ECLAC on the basis of United Nations, MDG Indicators Database.
Goal 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Goal 7 Ensure environmental sustainability
Proportion of population with advanced HIV infection with access to antiretroviral drugs (...)
Prevalence and death rates associated with tuberculosis (per 100.000 population)
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Source: ECLAC on the basis of United Nations, MDG Indicators Database
Source: ECLAC on the basis of United Nations, MDG Indicators Database
MDG7 Selected Indicators
Source: ECLAC on the basis of United Nations, MDG Indicators Database
Goal 8 Develop a global partnership for development

República Dominicana : Degree of compliance with 2015 Targets of the Millennium Development Goals

Telephone lines, Cellular subscribers and Internet users (per 100 population)

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Source: ECLAC on the basis of United Nations, MDG Indicators Database
Targets and Indicators used to measure the degree of compliance with the Goals
Target 1A. Indicator 1.1:Proportion of population living in extreme poverty.
Target 1B. Indicator 1.6:Proportion of employed people living in extreme poverty.
Target 1C. Indicator 1.9:Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption.
Target 2A. Indicator 2.1:Adjusted net enrolment ratio in primary education.
Target 3A. Indicator 3.1:Ratios of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education.
Target 3A. Indicador 3.3: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament.
Target 4A. Indicator 4.1:: Under-five mortality rate; Indicator 4.2: Infant mortality rate.
Target 5B. Indicator 5.2: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel.
Target 6B. Indicator 6.5:Proportion of population with advanced HIV infection with access to antiretroviral drugs.
Target 7C. Indicator 7.8: Proportion of population using an improved drinking water source; Indicator 7.9: Proportion of population using an improved sanitation facility.
Target 8F. Indicador 8.16: Internet users per 100 population.
 
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Nota: The number of indicators (13) can be less if statistical data is not available for the country. For this country ... indicators are being displayed.   Source: ECLAC, on the basis of different sources (see Technical Notes).