Infant mortality rate in Dominica
Dominica: Infant mortality rate was 3.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate in Dominica, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rate in Dominica stood at 3.33 deaths per 100 live births.
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 8.18 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.49 deaths per 100 live births, in 1991.
Dominica ranks 39th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.86 deaths per 100 live births | 4 deaths per 100 live births | 8.18 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 3.7 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.14 deaths per 100 live births | 3.33 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 36 Ethiopia 3.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 37 Kenya 3.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 38 Yemen 3.38 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 40 Myanmar 3.28 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 41 Gambia 3.27 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 42 Angola 3.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
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- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 373 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 405 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 394 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 388 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 377 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 371 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Dominica?
- Infant mortality rate in Dominica was 3.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.18 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 deaths per 100 live births in 1991.
- How does Dominica rank for infant mortality rate?
- Dominica ranks 39th out of 199 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 volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .