Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Dominica
Dominica: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) was 35.66 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.66 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
54th
of 213 countries
All-time high
35.66 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
All-time low
19.37 per 1,000 live births
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Under-five mortality rate, by sex in Dominica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under-five mortality rate, by sex in Dominica is 35.66 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five mortality rate, by sex in Dominica peaked at 35.66 per 1,000 live births in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.37 per 1,000 live births, in 2000.
That places Dominica 54th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Dominica, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.37 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 2001 | 19.73 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 20.14 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 20.59 per 1,000 live births | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 21.07 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 21.62 per 1,000 live births | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 22.19 per 1,000 live births | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 22.81 per 1,000 live births | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 23.47 per 1,000 live births | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 24.17 per 1,000 live births | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 24.93 per 1,000 live births | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 25.72 per 1,000 live births | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 26.55 per 1,000 live births | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 27.4 per 1,000 live births | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 28.29 per 1,000 live births | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 29.22 per 1,000 live births | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 30.17 per 1,000 live births | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 31.14 per 1,000 live births | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 32.06 per 1,000 live births | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 32.96 per 1,000 live births | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 33.75 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 34.45 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 35.01 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 35.41 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 35.66 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 35.66 per 1,000 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13 per 1,000 live births, 2.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 35.66 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.9 per 1,000 live births, 2.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.52 per 1,000 live births | 19.37 per 1,000 live births | 24.17 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.84 per 1,000 live births | 24.93 per 1,000 live births | 32.96 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.86 per 1,000 live births | 33.75 per 1,000 live births | 35.66 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five mortality rate, by sex in Dominica?
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex in Dominica was 35.66 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest under-five mortality rate, by sex recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 35.66 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- What is the lowest under-five mortality rate, by sex recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.37 per 1,000 live births in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Dominica ranks 54th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five mortality rate, by sex rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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