Neonatal mortality rate in Dominica
Dominica: Neonatal mortality rate was 31.07 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal mortality rate in Dominica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 31.07 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Dominica peaked at 31.07 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.53, in 2000.
Dominica ranks 10th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.53 | — |
| 2001 | 12.99 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 13.5 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 14.06 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 14.64 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 15.27 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 15.96 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 16.74 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 17.62 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 18.6 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 19.66 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 20.78 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 21.92 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 23.09 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 24.26 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 25.44 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 26.53 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 27.47 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 28.27 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 28.97 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 29.57 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 30.11 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 30.54 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 30.87 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 31.07 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.19 | 12.53 | 18.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.64 | 19.66 | 28.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.43 | 29.57 | 31.07 | 5 |
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Dominica?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Dominica was 31.07 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 31.07 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.53 in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Dominica ranks 10th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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