Health in Dominica

896 indicators covering health for Dominica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Incidence of tuberculosis sdgs 4.5 2024 up 221.4% 180th
Tuberculosis deaths region 2 2024 unchanged 178th
Tuberculosis death rate 2.8 2024 down 6.7% 111th
Tuberculosis deaths who 2 2024 unchanged 178th
Tuberculosis incidence 4.5 2024 up 221.4% 169th
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 59.01 2022 up 12.3% 76th
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 31.34 2022 up 27.7% 47th
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.56 2022 down 7.3% 75th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.83 2022 up 30.0% 41st
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 18.51 2022 up 42.1% 33rd
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.61 2022 up 12.1% 101st
Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected 0.3 2024 unchanged 35th
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 120th
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 3 2024 up 200.0% 187th
Tuberculosis treatment coverage 100 2024 unchanged 4th
AIDS estimated deaths 100 UNAIDS estimates 2024 unchanged 98th
Mean BMI (kg/m²) 27 2016 up 3.4% 54th
Rubella - number of reported cases 0 2025 91st
Treatment success rate: new TB cases 75 2023 down 25.0% 135th
Yellow fever - number of reported cases 0 2025 26th
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 968.27 current international $ 2023 up 75.6% 103rd
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 283.96 current international $ 2023 up 45.7% 96th
Domestic general government health expenditure 3.4% 2023 up 2.5% 91st
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 292.01 current international $ 2023 up 45.7% 111th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 330.61 current US$ 2023 up 41.0% 84th
Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare 29.33 2023 down 17.1% 88th
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 0.1717 2024 up 134.9% 123rd
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases 75 2023 down 25.0% 141st
Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country 67.13 2023 up 9.4% 63rd
Private health expenditure per person 292.01 2023 up 45.7% 111th
Public healthcare spending share gdp 3.36 2023 up 2.5% 91st
Health spending per person by source 650.04 2023 up 92.1% 94th
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases 0 2010 8th
Number of new hiv infections per year 7.92 2024 down 33.4% 143rd
Rubella vaccination coverage 80 2024 down 14.9% 142nd
Deaths from aids un 3.31 2024 down 48.1% 138th
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years 1.57 2020 down 9.6% 101st
Cost healthy diet 6.36 2024 up 48.6% 8th
Terrorism deaths by region 0 2021 58th
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 115th
Mean systolic blood pressure 126.5 2015 down 0.2% 56th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 80 2023 unchanged 129th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 85 2023 down 3.4% 71st
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 73 2023 down 2.7% 92nd
UHC Service Coverage Index 75 2023 down 1.3% 78th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases 63 2023 unchanged 100th
Stillbirth rate 12.55 2023 up 3.1% 58th
Maternal mortality ratio 35.55 2023 down 28.7% 98th
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 75 2023 down 1.3% 75th
Stillbirths 9 2023 down 18.2% 185th
Stillbirth rate 12.55 2023 up 3.1% 58th
Number of stillbirths 9 2023 down 18.2% 185th
Hepb3 number unvaccinated 318.12 2023 up 1,019.8% 168th
Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 0.0% 2025 138th
Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 83rd
Tb related deaths hiv 0 2023 down 100.0% 158th
Smoking bans in public places 0 2022 156th
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic 5.0% 2023 down 6.4% 125th
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 2.7% 2023 up 19.2% 85th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 67.1% 2023 up 9.4% 64th