Maternal mortality ratio in Dominica
Dominica: Maternal mortality ratio was 35.55 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Dominica, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 35.55 per 100,000 live births for maternal mortality ratio in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Dominica peaked at 110.22 per 100,000 live births in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.55 per 100,000 live births, in 2023.
Dominica ranks 110th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.85 per 100,000 live births | 49.94 per 100,000 live births | 61.06 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.09 per 100,000 live births | 40.82 per 100,000 live births | 62.77 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.08 per 100,000 live births | 35.55 per 100,000 live births | 110.22 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 107 Panama 37.01 per 100,000 live births compare
- 108 Brunei Darussalam 36.35 per 100,000 live births compare
- 109 Tunisia 35.71 per 100,000 live births compare
- 111 Barbados 34.88 per 100,000 live births compare
- 112 Cuba 34.79 per 100,000 live births compare
- 113 Antigua and Barbuda 34.57 per 100,000 live births compare
More health data for Dominica
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,509 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 371 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 400 (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 06, female, interpolated 366 (2025)
- Population, male 32,893 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Dominica?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Dominica was 35.55 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 110.22 per 100,000 live births in 2021.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.55 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Dominica rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Dominica ranks 110th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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