Number of maternal deaths in Dominica
Dominica: Number of maternal deaths was 0.2623 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Dominica, 1985–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Dominica is 0.2623, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.8% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Dominica peaked at 1.45 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2623, in 2023.
That places Dominica 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.13 | — |
| 1986 | 1.17 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.17 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.26 | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 1.25 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.4 | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 1.45 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 1.44 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.44 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.3 | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 1.11 | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 1.01 | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8897 | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8011 | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8416 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7498 | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7162 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6239 | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5904 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5698 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5556 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5753 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5528 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5304 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4899 | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4806 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4668 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4933 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4621 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5088 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5794 | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4296 | -25.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3527 | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 0.338 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3188 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3596 | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8333 | +131.7% |
| 2022 | 0.327 | -60.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2623 | -19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2 | 1.13 | 1.26 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.17 | 0.8011 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5954 | 0.4899 | 0.7498 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.443 | 0.3188 | 0.5794 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4456 | 0.2623 | 0.8333 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0875 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Dominica?
- Number of maternal deaths in Dominica was 0.2623 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2623 in 2023.
- How does Dominica rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Dominica ranks 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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