Infant mortality rate in Dominica
Dominica: Infant mortality rate was 33.35 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Infant mortality rate in Dominica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Dominica is 33.35, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Dominica peaked at 33.35 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.64, in 2000.
That places Dominica 36th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.64 | — |
| 2001 | 17.04 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 17.48 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 17.97 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 18.48 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 19.05 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 19.64 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 20.28 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 20.95 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 21.67 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 22.44 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 23.24 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 24.08 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 24.94 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 25.84 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 26.78 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 27.75 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 28.72 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 29.66 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 30.57 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 31.37 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 32.08 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 32.66 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 33.08 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 33.35 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.92 | 16.64 | 21.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4 | 22.44 | 30.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.51 | 31.37 | 33.35 | 5 |
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More health data for Dominica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0066 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,509 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.3992 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Dominica?
- Infant mortality rate in Dominica was 33.35 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 33.35 in 2024.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.64 in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for infant mortality rate?
- Dominica ranks 36th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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