What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Dominica and Niger?

1.7 per 1,000 live births, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Niger?

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.

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.

Dominica vs Niger: Mortality rate, neonatal

Dominica

31.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Niger

32.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Dominica rank

10th

Niger rank

8th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Dominica
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 32.8 per 1,000 live births against 31.1 per 1,000 live births in Dominica, a difference of 1.7 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Dominica's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Dominica ranks 10th and Niger ranks 8th of 197 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1960s	19.4 per 1,000 live births	60.2 per 1,000 live births	40.8 per 1,000 live births	Niger
1970s	16.22 per 1,000 live births	60.78 per 1,000 live births	44.56 per 1,000 live births	Niger
1980s	12.51 per 1,000 live births	57.24 per 1,000 live births	44.73 per 1,000 live births	Niger
1990s	10.96 per 1,000 live births	50.54 per 1,000 live births	39.58 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2000s	15.19 per 1,000 live births	38.62 per 1,000 live births	23.43 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2010s	24.65 per 1,000 live births	34.34 per 1,000 live births	9.69 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2020s	30.44 per 1,000 live births	33.54 per 1,000 live births	3.1 per 1,000 live births	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Dominica or Niger?: Niger, at 32.8 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 Niger?: 1.7 per 1,000 live births, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Niger?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Dominica and Niger rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Dominica ranks 10th and Niger ranks 8th 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.