Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita was 0.0003 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Dominica, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Dominica is 0.0003 deaths per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Dominica peaked at 0.0006 deaths per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 deaths per person, in 1997.
Dominica ranks 55th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Dominica, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0006 deaths per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 deaths per person | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 deaths per person | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 deaths per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 deaths per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 deaths per person | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 deaths per person | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 deaths per person | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 deaths per person | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0004 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | 0.0006 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 deaths per person | 0.0002 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 deaths per person | 0.0002 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Dominica?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Dominica was 0.0003 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 deaths per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 deaths per person in 1997.
- How does Dominica rank for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
- Dominica ranks 55th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of neonatal deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of neonatal deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.