What is mortality rate, infant in Dominica?

Mortality rate, infant in Dominica was 33.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Dominica?

The highest recorded value was 81.8 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Dominica?

The lowest recorded value was 14.9 per 1,000 live births in 1990.

How does Dominica rank for mortality rate, infant?

Dominica ranks 39th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Dominica?

Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Dominica data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, infant in Dominica

Name: Mortality rate, infant in Dominica
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Dominica: Mortality rate, infant was 33.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

33.3 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

39th

of 195 countries

All-time high

81.8 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

14.9 per 1,000 live births

in 1990

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Dominica, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant in Dominica is 33.3 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Dominica peaked at 81.8 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 14.9 per 1,000 live births, in 1990.

That places Dominica 39th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	58.63 per 1,000 live births	40 per 1,000 live births	81.8 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	27.63 per 1,000 live births	21.3 per 1,000 live births	37 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	16.6 per 1,000 live births	15 per 1,000 live births	19.2 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	15.35 per 1,000 live births	14.9 per 1,000 live births	16.3 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	18.92 per 1,000 live births	16.6 per 1,000 live births	21.7 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	26.4 per 1,000 live births	22.4 per 1,000 live births	30.6 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	32.52 per 1,000 live births	31.4 per 1,000 live births	33.3 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Dominica

36 Ethiopia 34.5 per 1,000 live births compare
37 Kenya 34.2 per 1,000 live births compare
38 Yemen 33.8 per 1,000 live births compare
40 Myanmar 32.8 per 1,000 live births compare
41 Gambia 32.7 per 1,000 live births compare
42 Angola 32.1 per 1,000 live births compare
42 Botswana 32.1 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Dominica?: Mortality rate, infant in Dominica was 33.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Dominica?: The highest recorded value was 81.8 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Dominica?: The lowest recorded value was 14.9 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
How does Dominica rank for mortality rate, infant?: Dominica ranks 39th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Dominica?: Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Dominica data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.