Health in Dominica

888 indicators covering health for Dominica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of child deaths igme 26 2024 down 3.7% 175th
Child mortality rate marimekko 3.57 2024 up 26.1% 52nd
Vaccination coverage who unicef 80 2024 down 14.9% 145th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 4.1% 2024 down 12.7% 83rd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 61.3% 2024 up 13.5% 89th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 32.5% 2024 up 24.7% 48th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 60.1% 2024 up 10.9% 79th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 20.7% 2024 up 29.4% 29th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 35.5% 2024 up 24.3% 45th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 32.9% 2024 up 27.5% 52nd
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 4.3% 2024 down 6.8% 85th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard 3.0% 2024 up 9.7% 115th
Number of infant deaths 24 2024 unchanged 175th
Number of under-five deaths 26 2024 down 3.7% 175th
Number of neonatal deaths 23 2024 unchanged 169th
Neonatal mortality rate 31.07 2024 up 28.0% 10th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 33.35 2024 up 29.1% 39th
Under-five mortality rate 35.66 2024 up 26.1% 52nd
Mortality rate 1-59 months 4.71 2024 up 14.6% 115th
Deaths age 1-11 months 1 2024 unchanged 190th
Child mortality rate 2.39 2024 down 4.9% 76th
Deaths age 1-59 months 3 2024 down 25.0% 187th
Child deaths 2 2024 down 33.3% 182nd
Mortality rate age 1-11 months 2.31 2024 up 44.2% 134th
Mortality rate age 1-11 months 2.31 2024 up 44.2% 134th
Neonatal deaths 23 2024 unchanged 171st
Infant mortality rate 33.35 2024 up 29.1% 39th
Under-five mortality rate 35.66 2024 up 26.1% 52nd
Under-five deaths 26 2024 down 3.7% 177th
Child deaths age 1 to 4 2 2024 down 33.3% 183rd
Infant deaths 24 2024 unchanged 177th
Deaths age 1-59 months 3 2024 down 25.0% 188th
Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.39 2024 down 4.9% 76th
Mortality rate 1-59 months 4.71 2024 up 14.6% 115th
Neonatal mortality rate 31.07 2024 up 28.0% 10th
Deaths age 1-11 months 1 2024 unchanged 191st
Domestic general government health expenditure 5.0% 2023 down 47.6% 166th
External health expenditure 2.7% 2023 up 19.2% 84th
External health expenditure per capita 13.33 current US$ 2023 up 53.6% 51st
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 26.21 current international $ 2023 up 109.3% 70th
Death rate in armed conflicts by type 0 2025 34th
Deaths in armed conflicts by type 0 2025 34th
Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country 0 2025 34th
Death rate in armed conflicts by type and country 0 2025 34th
Deaths from one sided violence 0 2025 34th
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 22.0% 2023 up 16.4% 128th
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 21.9% 2023 up 17.7% 127th
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 27.2% 2023 up 3.4% 99th
Stillbirth rate 12.6 per 1,000 total births 2023 up 3.3% 58th
Haq by level of healthcare spending endpoints 75 2023 down 1.3% 78th
Healthcare access quality un 75 2023 down 1.3% 78th
Universal health coverage index 75 2023 down 1.3% 78th
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 100 2024 unchanged 125th
Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure 71.13 2023 down 0.1% 158th
Poverty vs life expectancy 71.13 2023 down 0.1% 158th
Life expectancy vs health expenditure 71.13 2023 down 0.1% 158th
Birth rate vs death rate 11.09 2023 down 16.6% 146th
Child mortality around the world 3.27 2023 up 28.8% 57th
Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men 74.55 2023 up 0.7% 147th
Food supply vs life expectancy 71.13 2023 down 0.1% 158th