Table 3.

Population growth – reproductive estimates for 2015 for the Dominican Republic

Population indicator	2015 Estimate
Growth rate	1.23%
Birth rate	18.7 births: 1000
Death rate	4.55 deaths: 1000
Life expectancy at birth	77.9 years
Total fertility rate	2.33 children/woman
Maternal mortality rate	92 deaths: 100,000 live births
Infant mortality rate	18.8 deaths: 1000 live births
Contraceptive prevalence rate	73% in 2010