Dominica vs Liberia: Mortality rate, neonatal
Dominica
31.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Liberia
32.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominica rank
10th
Liberia rank
7th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Dominica
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 32.9 per 1,000 live births against 31.1 per 1,000 live births in Dominica, a difference of 1.8 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Dominica's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Dominica ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 7th of 197 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | 93 per 1,000 live births | 73.6 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1970s | 16.22 per 1,000 live births | 81.87 per 1,000 live births | 65.65 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1980s | 12.51 per 1,000 live births | 66.86 per 1,000 live births | 54.35 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 10.96 per 1,000 live births | 56.95 per 1,000 live births | 45.99 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 15.19 per 1,000 live births | 41.51 per 1,000 live births | 26.32 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 24.65 per 1,000 live births | 34.05 per 1,000 live births | 9.4 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2020s | 30.44 per 1,000 live births | 33.2 per 1,000 live births | 2.76 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Dominica or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 32.9 per 1,000 live births against 31.1 per 1,000 live births in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Dominica and Liberia?
- 1.8 per 1,000 live births, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Liberia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Liberia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Dominica ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 7th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.