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

00.20.40.60.81990200720241990: 0.5591991: 0.5761992: 0.5761993: 0.5761994: 0.5621995: 0.5331996: 0.5711997: 0.5771998: 0.61999: 0.642000: 0.62001: 0.6672002: 0.6252003: 0.6522004: 0.6522005: 0.6962006: 0.7392007: 0.7082008: 0.752009: 0.752010: 0.7922011: 0.82012: 0.842013: 0.8082014: 0.8522015: 0.8892016: 0.8892017: 0.8152018: 0.8462019: 0.8852020: 0.8852021: 0.8852022: 0.8852023: 0.8852024: 0.885

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

Annual values for Neonatal deaths (% of under-five deaths) in Dominica, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.7857 compare
  2. 3 Jamaica 0.7616 compare
  3. 4 Belize 0.734 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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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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Indicator
Neonatal deaths (% of under-five deaths)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 1,313 data points, 1990–2024
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