Neonatal deaths in Dominica
Dominica: Neonatal deaths was 0.8846 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8846
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.8889
in 2015
All-time low
0.5333
in 1995
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths in Dominica, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.8846 for neonatal deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Dominica peaked at 0.8889 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5333, in 1995.
That places Dominica 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal 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 |
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- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Dominica?
- Neonatal deaths in Dominica was 0.8846 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8889 in 2015.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5333 in 1995.
- How does Dominica rank for neonatal deaths?
- Dominica ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal 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 (% of under-five deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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