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12-17-2009, 02:00 PM
The level of human development in the DR is still below the average for Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the United Nations Development Program Human Development Report. The Human Development Index for the country, based on 2007 statistics is 0.777, while the average for Latin America and the Caribbean is 0.821.
Overall, the DR is ranked 90th of 182 countries covered by the study. The DR has a per capita income of US$6,706 compared to US$10,077 for the rest of the Caribbean. Life expectancy at birth is 72.4 years, and there is an 89.1% literacy rate. The country receives US$3.5 billion a year in remittances from expatriate Dominicans. The average remittance per person is US$350 compared to the average for the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean, US$114. 77.9% of Dominican migrants go to North America. See
http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2009/
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Overall, the DR is ranked 90th of 182 countries covered by the study. The DR has a per capita income of US$6,706 compared to US$10,077 for the rest of the Caribbean. Life expectancy at birth is 72.4 years, and there is an 89.1% literacy rate. The country receives US$3.5 billion a year in remittances from expatriate Dominicans. The average remittance per person is US$350 compared to the average for the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean, US$114. 77.9% of Dominican migrants go to North America. See
http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2009/
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)