Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Dominica

Under-five mortality rate in Dominica in 2024 — 35.7 per 1,000. Ranked 145 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 73.8%.

2024 35.7 per 1,000 +0.85% vs 2023
World rank 145of 196
Period maximum 136.4 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 18.2 per 1,0001992

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Dominica, 1960–202405010015019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 136.4 per 1,0001962: 113.3 per 1,0001964: 94.1 per 1,0001966: 78.4 per 1,0001968: 65.5 per 1,0001970: 54.8 per 1,0001972: 46.1 per 1,0001974: 39.1 per 1,0001976: 33.6 per 1,0001978: 29.2 per 1,0001980: 25.8 per 1,0001982: 23.3 per 1,0001984: 21.4 per 1,0001986: 20 per 1,0001988: 19.1 per 1,0001990: 18.5 per 1,0001992: 18.2 per 1,0001994: 18.2 per 1,0001996: 18.4 per 1,0001998: 18.8 per 1,0002000: 19.4 per 1,0002002: 20.1 per 1,0002004: 21.1 per 1,0002006: 22.2 per 1,0002008: 23.5 per 1,0002010: 24.9 per 1,0002012: 26.5 per 1,0002014: 28.3 per 1,0002016: 30.2 per 1,0002018: 32.1 per 1,0002020: 33.8 per 1,0002022: 35 per 1,0002024: 35.7 per 1,000
Change over the period: −100.7 (−73.83%) Average annual rate: -2.07 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominica

Dominica 35.7 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Latin America & Caribbean 15.4 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Dominica, by year Dominica All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 35.7 +0.3 +0.85%
2023 35.4 +0.4 +1.14%
2022 35 +0.6 +1.74%
2021 34.4 +0.6 +1.78%
2020 33.8 +0.8 +2.42%
2019 33 +0.9 +2.8%
2018 32.1 +1 +3.22%
2017 31.1 +0.9 +2.98%
2016 30.2 +1 +3.42%
2015 29.2 +0.9 +3.18%
2014 28.3 +0.9 +3.28%
2013 27.4 +0.9 +3.4%
2012 26.5 +0.8 +3.11%
2011 25.7 +0.8 +3.21%
2010 24.9 +0.7 +2.89%
2009 24.2 +0.7 +2.98%
2008 23.5 +0.7 +3.07%
2007 22.8 +0.6 +2.7%
2006 22.2 +0.6 +2.78%
2005 21.6 +0.5 +2.37%
2004 21.1 +0.5 +2.43%
2003 20.6 +0.5 +2.49%
2002 20.1 +0.4 +2.03%
2001 19.7 +0.3 +1.55%
2000 19.4 +0.3 +1.57%
1999 19.1 +0.3 +1.6%
1998 18.8 +0.2 +1.08%
1997 18.6 +0.2 +1.09%
1996 18.4 +0.1 +0.55%
1995 18.3 +0.1 +0.55%
1994 18.2 +0 +0%
1993 18.2 +0 +0%
1992 18.2 −0.2 −1.09%
1991 18.4 −0.1 −0.54%
1990 18.5 −0.3 −1.6%
1989 18.8 −0.3 −1.57%
1988 19.1 −0.4 −2.05%
1987 19.5 −0.5 −2.5%
1986 20 −0.6 −2.91%
1985 20.6 −0.8 −3.74%
1984 21.4 −0.9 −4.04%
1983 22.3 −1 −4.29%
1982 23.3 −1.2 −4.9%
1981 24.5 −1.3 −5.04%
1980 25.8 −7.6 −22.75%
1979 33.4 +4.2 +14.38%
1978 29.2 −2 −6.41%
1977 31.2 −2.4 −7.14%
1976 33.6 −2.6 −7.18%
1975 36.2 −2.9 −7.42%
1974 39.1 −3.3 −7.78%
1973 42.4 −3.7 −8.03%
1972 46.1 −4.2 −8.35%
1971 50.3 −4.5 −8.21%
1970 54.8 −5.1 −8.51%
1969 59.9 −5.6 −8.55%
1968 65.5 −6.1 −8.52%
1967 71.6 −6.8 −8.67%
1966 78.4 −7.5 −8.73%
1965 85.9 −8.2 −8.71%
1964 94.1 −9.1 −8.82%
1963 103.2 −10.1 −8.91%
1962 113.3 −11 −8.85%
1961 124.3 −12.1 −8.87%
1960 136.4

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.