Health in Dominica

896 indicators covering health for Dominica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Suicide and other terrorist attacks 0 2021 80th
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar 0 2021 21st
Terrorism deaths rate 0 2021 59th
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method 0 2021 21st
Prevalence of HIV, total 0.5% 2024 up 25.0% 61st
Number of people who are undernourished 100,000 2023 unchanged 103rd
External health expenditure channeled through government 19.9% 2023 up 73.1% 105th
Death rates from mental and substance disorders by age who 0 2021 1st
Death rate from cardiomyopathy myocarditis endocarditis who ghe age st 14.46 2021 down 24.4% 14th
Nurses and midwives 6.76 per 1,000 people 2018 up 0.5% 41st
Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 0.0039 2023 down 23.8% 123rd
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 20.8% 2023 down 11.5% 92nd
Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 0.0147 2023 down 10.9% 166th
Diabetes prevalence who gho 11.1 2014 up 22.0% 52nd
Child mortality rate ihme 2.6 2019 up 18.2% 63rd
Neonatal mortality ihme 1.62 2019 up 17.4% 59th
Number of neonatal deaths ihme 13 2019 unchanged 182nd
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) 1.99 2020 down 23.2% 82nd
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) 5.02 2020 down 23.4% 83rd
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) 8.1 2020 down 22.2% 83rd
Diabetes treatment coverage, crude 39.13 2022 up 4.5% 107th
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized 22.73 2022 up 12.6% 26th
Prevalence of diabetes, crude 25.53 2022 up 19.7% 16th
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized 36.8 2022 up 1.2% 122nd
Inequality in life expectancy 0.1727 2023 up 18.5% 58th
Inequality in life expectancy vs health expenditure per capita 0.1727 2023 up 18.5% 58th
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and 6.2% 2023 down 65.8% 111th
Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 0.0011 2023 down 70.6% 141st
Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 90.0% 2025 down 8.2% 95th
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis third-dose  (DTP3) 90.0% 2025 down 8.2% 100th
Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 80.0% 2025 down 16.7% 143rd
Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 90.0% 2025 down 8.2% 89th
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage 74.0% 2025 down 21.3% 129th
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 95.0% 2025 down 4.0% 91st
Implementation of tools to monitor economic and environmental tourism 0 2019 96th
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 1.2 2018 unchanged 62nd
Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.7 2018 up 2.2% 58th
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 3.5 2018 unchanged 52nd
Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.2 2018 unchanged 62nd
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, crude 3.6 2018 up 2.9% 42nd
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized 4.7 2018 unchanged 57th
Prevalence of anemia among children 29.8% 2019 up 6.8% 88th
Births attended by skilled health staff 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st
Births attended by health staff sdgs 100 2020 unchanged 1st
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 2 2021 unchanged 179th
Adolescent mortality rate 1.56 2021 down 10.0% 98th
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 500 2024 up 150.0% 143rd
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 91.0% 2025 down 7.1% 99th
Physicians per 1000 people 1.16 2018 114th
Physicians 1.16 per 1,000 people 2018 114th
Share of the population infected with hiv 0.4758 2024 up 8.4% 67th
Global vaccination coverage 90 2024 down 7.2% 96th
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 90.0% 2024 up 11.1% 84th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex 35.66 2024 up 26.1% 47th
Infant mortality rate 33.35 2024 up 29.1% 36th
Neonatal mortality rate 31.07 2024 up 28.0% 10th
Fraction 0.0149 2024 down 9.1% 45th
Deaths 0 2024 106th
Number of incident tuberculosis cases 3 2024 up 200.0% 186th
Incidence of tuberculosis 4.5 2024 up 221.4% 172nd