๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Infant Mortality Rate of Dominica

10.40
Infant Mortality Rate
10
Infant Deaths
602
Overall Deaths

The current infant mortality rate of Dominica is 10.3999 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. A -2.68% decrease from 2023, when the infant mortality rate was 10.6863 and 10 infants died for the year. In the future, Dominica's infant mortality rate is projected to decrease to 3.1213 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100. A total decrease of Dominica's infant mortality rate by -69.99% from today's standard. This positive trend of Dominica's infant mortality rate can broadly be attributed to improvements in hygiene, water quality, and living conditions that reduced the spread of infections. The avalibality of midwife-led continuity of care (MLCC) from professional midwives according to international standard also plays a role in the overall decrease of the infant mortality rate.

Historic Infant Mortality Rate of Dominica (1950-2024)

Dominica has seen a decrease of the infant mortality rate since the 1950's. From 136.6673 to 10.3999 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, a decrease of -92.39% in total.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
1950 136.6673 236 1,125
1951 133.7346 234 1,063
1952 152.2234 272 1,131
1953 142.1647 257 985
1954 132.7512 247 937
1955 146.3057 281 978
1956 138.5258 282 980
1957 121.3328 263 899
1958 119.2216 274 926
1959 111.8126 263 856
1960 93.0244 253 838
1961 91.4554 212 778
1962 82.8995 189 717
1963 100.0346 230 830
1964 63.9751 137 623
1965 60.0894 127 623
1966 65.759 160 686
1967 54.443 120 629
1968 61.0322 134 661
1969 57.5876 135 710
1970 47.2863 106 654
1971 50.4066 106 687
1972 37.8065 75 588
1973 37.7853 72 559
1974 33.0712 61 538
1975 29.7945 52 526
1976 26.3902 44 537
1977 24.7569 40 552
1978 19.8536 32 507
1979 15.5805 25 499
1980 14.5356 23 491
1981 11.7378 19 466
1982 10.3794 17 481
1983 14.6119 26 484
1984 19.1037 32 544
1985 21.1695 36 586
1986 17.8222 31 592
1987 20.2475 34 616
1988 14.5925 26 609
1989 19.9006 34 692
1990 17.6114 30 697
1991 17.8089 30 720
1992 15.6247 28 698
1993 14.3287 25 673
1994 16.35 26 665
1995 13.2621 20 646
1996 13.4749 19 653
1997 13.7678 18 642
1998 13.1655 17 652
1999 19.4262 26 699
2000 16.6622 20 629
2001 19.8559 25 682
2002 13.6617 16 657
2003 17.7503 20 699
2004 14.4328 16 668
2005 17.7734 19 677
2006 13.9322 15 658
2007 17.4513 19 722
2008 12.8314 13 679
2009 19.8395 20 751
2010 21.1967 21 797
2011 30.5554 29 893
2012 27.9913 26 839
2013 37.0765 34 868
2014 36.2638 33 851
2015 33.9228 32 767
2016 30.3767 28 750
2017 35.0031 32 805
2018 12.0607 11 595
2019 11.9672 11 596
2020 11.8175 11 588
2021 11.53 11 651
2022 11.4203 11 649
2023 10.6863 10 593
2024 10.3999 10 602

Future Infant Mortality Rate of Dominica (2024-2100)

Dominica's positive downward trend in the infant mortality rate is set to decrease even further in the future. Where the infant mortality rate will shrink from 10.3999 to an average of 3.1213 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. An additional decrease of -69.99% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
2024 10.3999 10 602
2025 10.1363 10 612
2026 9.8704 9 622
2027 9.614 9 632
2028 9.3663 9 642
2029 9.1256 8 652
2030 8.8807 8 662
2031 8.6448 8 673
2032 8.416 7 683
2033 8.1959 7 694
2034 7.9723 7 706
2035 7.7727 6 717
2036 7.5808 6 728
2037 7.3728 6 739
2038 7.195 6 751
2039 7.0319 5 762
2040 6.8731 5 773
2041 6.7256 5 784
2042 6.5765 5 795
2043 6.4307 5 806
2044 6.2905 5 816
2045 6.1455 4 825
2046 6.0123 4 835
2047 5.9049 4 844
2048 5.8133 4 853
2049 5.71 4 860
2050 5.6193 4 868
2051 5.5202 4 874
2052 5.4226 4 880
2053 5.3342 4 885
2054 5.2466 4 890
2055 5.1644 3 894
2056 5.0716 3 898
2057 4.9907 3 901
2058 4.9013 3 903
2059 4.819 3 905
2060 4.7404 3 907
2061 4.6716 3 909
2062 4.5982 3 911
2063 4.5325 3 913
2064 4.4662 3 915
2065 4.4008 3 917
2066 4.3422 3 920
2067 4.2787 2 924
2068 4.2218 2 928
2069 4.1693 2 932
2070 4.1055 2 937
2071 4.0566 2 942
2072 3.9983 2 947
2073 3.9476 2 953
2074 3.9023 2 958
2075 3.8547 2 964
2076 3.8188 2 970
2077 3.7786 2 975
2078 3.7393 2 979
2079 3.7049 2 982
2080 3.67 2 984
2081 3.6326 2 985
2082 3.5995 2 985
2083 3.5718 2 985
2084 3.5395 2 983
2085 3.5107 2 980
2086 3.4837 2 976
2087 3.4513 2 970
2088 3.4275 2 964
2089 3.3956 2 956
2090 3.3723 2 948
2091 3.3484 2 938
2092 3.3171 2 927
2093 3.2948 1 915
2094 3.2644 1 904
2095 3.2413 1 892
2096 3.2205 1 881
2097 3.1917 1 869
2098 3.169 1 857
2099 3.1465 1 846
2100 3.1213 1 836

What is Infant Mortality Rate?

Mortality rate is a measure of the frequency of occurrence of death in a defined population during a specified interval. Infant mortality rate refers to the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given population. It is an important indicator of the overall health and well-being of a society, as well as the quality of healthcare and socio-economic conditions.

How is Infant Mortality Rate calculated?

The infant mortality rate or IMR for short is the number of children that die under one year of age in a given year, per 1,000 live births. Thus, infant mortality rates are calculated as the number of deaths in the first year of life divided by the number of live births, multiplied by 1000.

Infant Mortality Rate Formula

Infant Mortality Rate = deaths under 1 year / live births * 1000

What Countries have the Lowest Infant Mortality Rate?

In general, developed countries tend to have lower infant mortality rates due to better access to healthcare, advanced medical facilities, and public health initiatives. In contrast, developing countries often have higher rates due to various factors such as limited access to healthcare, inadequate nutrition, poor sanitation, and infectious diseases.

Infant Mortality Rate numbers for country change each year, thus we provide a list of countries with the lowest infant mortality rate in 2024, and previous years dating back to the 1950's.

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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