Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Dominica
Dominica: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) was 31.07 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.07 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
10th
of 213 countries
All-time high
31.07 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
All-time low
12.53 per 1,000 live births
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Dominica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 31.07 per 1,000 live births 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 per 1,000 live births in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.53 per 1,000 live births, in 2000.
Dominica ranks 10th of 213 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 (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Dominica, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.53 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 2001 | 12.99 per 1,000 live births | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 13.5 per 1,000 live births | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 14.06 per 1,000 live births | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 14.64 per 1,000 live births | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 15.27 per 1,000 live births | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 15.96 per 1,000 live births | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 16.74 per 1,000 live births | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 17.62 per 1,000 live births | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 18.6 per 1,000 live births | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 19.66 per 1,000 live births | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 20.78 per 1,000 live births | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 21.92 per 1,000 live births | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 23.09 per 1,000 live births | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 24.26 per 1,000 live births | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 25.44 per 1,000 live births | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 26.53 per 1,000 live births | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 27.47 per 1,000 live births | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 28.27 per 1,000 live births | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 28.97 per 1,000 live births | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 29.57 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 30.11 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 30.54 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 30.87 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 31.07 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 31.07 per 1,000 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.29 per 1,000 live births, 4.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 31.07 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.23 per 1,000 live births, 3.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.19 per 1,000 live births | 12.53 per 1,000 live births | 18.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.64 per 1,000 live births | 19.66 per 1,000 live births | 28.97 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.43 per 1,000 live births | 29.57 per 1,000 live births | 31.07 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Dominica?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Dominica was 31.07 per 1,000 live births 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 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.53 per 1,000 live births in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Dominica ranks 10th out of 213 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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