Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Dominica
Dominica: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.8846 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8846
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.8889
in 2015
All-time low
0.5333
in 1995
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Dominica, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Dominica is 0.8846, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Dominica peaked at 0.8889 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5333, in 1995.
Dominica ranks 3rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5588 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5758 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5758 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5758 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5625 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5333 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5714 | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5769 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.64 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6667 | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.625 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6522 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6522 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6957 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7391 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7083 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.75 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7917 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.84 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8077 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8519 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8889 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8889 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8148 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8462 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8846 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8846 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8846 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8846 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8846 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8846 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.577 | 0.5333 | 0.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6839 | 0.6 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8415 | 0.7917 | 0.8889 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8846 | 0.8846 | 0.8846 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 1 Monaco 1 compare
- 1 Andorra 1 compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.7857 compare
- 5 Jamaica 0.7616 compare
- 6 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7401 compare
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- 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 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.7176 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.042 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.8478 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Dominica?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Dominica was 0.8846 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8889 in 2015.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5333 in 1995.
- How does Dominica rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Dominica ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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