Dominica vs Liberia: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)
Dominica
3.11 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Liberia
3.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominica rank
10th
Liberia rank
7th
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time
- Dominica
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 3.29 deaths per 100 live births against 3.11 deaths per 100 live births in Dominica, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100 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 199 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 | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | 9.3 deaths per 100 live births | 7.36 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1970s | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 8.19 deaths per 100 live births | 6.57 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1980s | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 5.7 deaths per 100 live births | 4.6 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 2.63 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9424 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2020s | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2789 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Dominica or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 3.29 deaths per 100 live births against 3.11 deaths per 100 live births in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Dominica and Liberia?
- 0.18 deaths per 100 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 neonatal mortality rate?
- Dominica ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 7th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .