Lifetime risk of maternal death in Dominica
Dominica: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 2,052 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Dominica, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Dominica is 2,052 1 in: rate varies by country, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 23.8% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Dominica peaked at 2,052 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 358 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1991.
Dominica ranks 79th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Dominica, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 471 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 456 1 in: rate varies by country | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 459 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 424 1 in: rate varies by country | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 422 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 374 1 in: rate varies by country | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 358 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 358 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 362 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 401 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 470 1 in: rate varies by country | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 517 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 588 1 in: rate varies by country | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 654 1 in: rate varies by country | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 623 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 699 1 in: rate varies by country | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 735 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 853 1 in: rate varies by country | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 911 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 953 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 985 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 957 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,003 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1,050 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1,141 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 1,167 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1,216 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1,161 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 1,272 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 1,185 1 in: rate varies by country | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 1,049 1 in: rate varies by country | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 1,371 1 in: rate varies by country | +30.7% |
| 2017 | 1,629 1 in: rate varies by country | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 1,667 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,751 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 1,538 1 in: rate varies by country | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 661 1 in: rate varies by country | -57.0% |
| 2022 | 1,657 1 in: rate varies by country | +150.7% |
| 2023 | 2,052 1 in: rate varies by country | +23.8% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 2,052 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,343 1 in: rate varies by country, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 2,052 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,080 1 in: rate varies by country, 1.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +150.7% | 661 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,657 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 446.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 422 1 in: rate varies by country | 471 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 470.5 1 in: rate varies by country | 358 1 in: rate varies by country | 654 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 928.7 1 in: rate varies by country | 699 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,141 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,347 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,049 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,751 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,477 1 in: rate varies by country | 661 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,052 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 76 Tajikistan 2,202 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 77 Argentina 2,189 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 78 Antigua and Barbuda 2,108 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 80 Barbados 1,993 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 81 Maldives 1,938 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 82 Syrian Arab Republic 1,899 1 in: rate varies by country compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Dominica?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Dominica was 2,052 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,052 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 358 1 in: rate varies by country in 1991.
- How does Dominica rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Dominica ranks 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.