The Dominican Republic has one of the highest child mortality rates in Latin America, according to UNICEF statistics. In the Dominican Republic, 56 children of every 1,000 die before reaching the age of five. The life expectancy age in the Dominican Republic is 73 years, according to statistics of UNICEF in its annual report issued today in Paris. Only Bolivia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti and Peru have child mortality rates equal or lower to that of the Dominican Republic in the region.
