Health in Valverde, Dominican Republic: official figures

The National Health Service lists 55 licensed public health facilities in Valverde, 2.9% of the 1,911 nationwide, which is 29.9 per 100,000 residents (national: 17.7); ranking 14th highest of 32 provinces on that measure.

Public health facilities (SNS)

2026

Births registered (2024)

2,819

2024

How many hospitals are there in Valverde?

Valverde has 4 public hospitals on the SNS list, one for every 46,017 residents (national: one for every 56,114); ranking 15th lowest of 32 provinces for hospitals per resident.

Source: Servicio Nacional de Salud (SNS) · saved copy

How many primary care centres are there in Valverde?

Of Valverde's 55 public facilities, 49 are first-level primary-care centres or consulting rooms (26.6 per 100,000 residents, national 14.8; ranking 13th highest of 32 provinces), and 4 offer second- or third-level care.

Source: Servicio Nacional de Salud (SNS) · saved copy

How many babies are born in Valverde each year?

2,819 births were registered in Valverde in 2024, 1.7% of the 168,858 registered in the country, equal to 15.3 per 1,000 residents of the 2022 census population (national: 15.7); ranking 11th highest of 32 provinces. The count is by province of registration, which can differ from the mother's home.

Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE) · saved copy

Are births falling in Valverde?

Registered births in Valverde were down 32.1% on 2019 (4,149) and down 14.5% on 2014 (3,298); nationally they were down 20.2% on 2019 and down 16.5% on 2014.

Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE) · saved copy

How many births are there per health facility in Valverde?

With 55 public facilities and 2,819 births registered in 2024, Valverde has 51 registered births per public health facility (national: 88).

Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE) · saved copy

How Valverde compares with other provinces

Public health facilities per 100,000 residents (2026)

Valverde ranks 14 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	Public health facilities per 100,000 residents
11	Hato Mayor	31.0
12	Barahona	30.4
13	San Juan	30.2
14	Valverde	29.9
15	El Seibo	28.2
16	Azua	24.6
17	Maria Trinidad Sanches	24.3

Source: Servicio Nacional de Salud (SNS) · saved copy

Public hospitals per 100,000 residents (2026)

Valverde ranks 18 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	Public hospitals per 100,000 residents
15	San Jose de Ocoa	2.90
16	San Juan	2.45
17	Puerto Plata	2.36
18	Valverde	2.17
19	Azua	2.08
20	Espaillat	2.07
21	Monsenor Nouel	2.05

Source: Servicio Nacional de Salud (SNS) · saved copy

Births registered per 1,000 residents (2024)

Valverde ranks 11 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	Births registered per 1,000 residents
8	La Romana	16.7
9	Santiago	16.3
10	Samana	16.3
11	Valverde	15.3
12	Elias Pina	15.2
13	Santiago Rodriguez	15.1
14	San Cristobal	15.0

Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE) · saved copy

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Sources

Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE): Nacimientos Registrados por Año de Registro, según Provincia de Registro, 2001-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 af85968b70ae…)
Servicio Nacional de Salud (SNS): Establecimientos de Salud Habilitados, SNS, 1878-2026 (licensed public health facilities by province), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7033aa14538c…)

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