Mortality rate, neonatal in Dominica
Dominica: Mortality rate, neonatal was 31.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
10th
of 196 countries
All-time high
31.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
All-time low
10.4 per 1,000 live births
in 1993
Years of data
56
1969–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in Dominica, 1969–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Dominica is 31.1 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Dominica peaked at 31.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.4 per 1,000 live births, in 1993.
Dominica ranks 10th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in Dominica, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1970 | 18.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 17.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 16.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 16.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 16 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 15.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 15 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 13.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 13 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 12.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 11.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 11.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 11.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 11 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 10.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 10.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 10.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 10.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 10.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 10.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 11 per 1,000 live births | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 11.3 per 1,000 live births | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 11.7 per 1,000 live births | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 12.1 per 1,000 live births | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 13 per 1,000 live births | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 13.5 per 1,000 live births | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 14.6 per 1,000 live births | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 16 per 1,000 live births | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 16.7 per 1,000 live births | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 17.6 per 1,000 live births | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 18.6 per 1,000 live births | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 19.7 per 1,000 live births | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 20.8 per 1,000 live births | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 21.9 per 1,000 live births | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 23.1 per 1,000 live births | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 24.3 per 1,000 live births | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 25.4 per 1,000 live births | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 26.5 per 1,000 live births | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 27.5 per 1,000 live births | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 29 per 1,000 live births | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 30.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 30.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 31.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | 1 |
| 1970s | 16.22 per 1,000 live births | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | 18.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.51 per 1,000 live births | 11 per 1,000 live births | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.96 per 1,000 live births | 10.4 per 1,000 live births | 12.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.19 per 1,000 live births | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | 18.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.65 per 1,000 live births | 19.7 per 1,000 live births | 29 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.44 per 1,000 live births | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | 31.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Dominica?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Dominica was 31.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 1993.
- How does Dominica rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Dominica ranks 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.