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Health · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Dominica: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 71.3 yrs (2024), 145th of 217 in the world and 39th of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, women is 74.7 yrs (2024), 137th of 217 in the world and 37th of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, men is 68.4 yrs (2024), 146th of 217 in the world and 38th of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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17 indicators
Health: Dominica in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 71.3 yrs2024 | 145/217 | 39/42 | 71.7 yrs | 71.7 yrs | 71.3 yrs | +0.1%since 2014 | 75.8 yrs | 76.0 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 74.7 yrs2024 | 137/217 | 37/42 | 74.5 yrs | 74.6 yrs | 74.6 yrs | +1.0%since 2014 | 78.7 yrs | 78.9 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 68.4 yrs2024 | 146/217 | 38/42 | 69.1 yrs | 69.1 yrs | 68.4 yrs | −0.5%since 2014 | 72.9 yrs | 73.3 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 33.32024 | 39/196 | 2/35 | 16.6 | 22.4 | 31.4 | +29%since 2014 | 13.3 | 10.9 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 35.72024 | 52/196 | 2/35 | 19.4 | 24.9 | 33.8 | +26%since 2014 | 15.4 | 13.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 31.12024 | 10/196 | 1/35 | 12.5 | 19.7 | 29.6 | +28%since 2014 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 362023 | 108/194 | 26/34 | 61 | 50 | 47 | −28%since 2013 | 77 | 57 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 80%2024 | 146/193 | 26/33 | 99% | 99% | 92% | −14.0 ppsince 2014 | 86% | 90% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.5%2024 | 63/153 | 19/29 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | 0.6% | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 42024 | 180/208 | 31/40 | 4 | 12 | 5 | +221%since 2014 | 51 | 92 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 5.0%2023 | 125/193 | 24/33 | 5.3% | 5.2% | 6.1% | −0.3 ppsince 2013 | 7.9% | 6.0% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 29.3%2023 | 88/193 | 17/33 | 33.0% | 38.8% | 29.0% | −6.0 ppsince 2013 | 29.7% | 31.2% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 1.162018 | 105/180 | 24/29 | 1.822001 | · | 1.162018 | −36%since 2001 | 2.57 | 2.41 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 4.02023 | 43/182 | 5/33 | · | 4.02011 | 3.2 | +0.3%since 2013 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 97.0%2024 | 108/206 | 21/35 | 94.3% | 95.5% | 96.6% | +1.1 ppsince 2014 | 97.6% | 95.9% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 80.4%2017 | — | — | 64.0% | 76.6% | · | +7.5 ppsince 2007 | 90.3% | 94.2% | 82.2% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 10.92016 | 122/186 | 25/32 | · | · | · | — | 17.3 | 17.2 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+0.1%71.3 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.0%74.7 yrs in 2024
- Maternal mortality−28%36 in 2023
- Out-of-pocket spending−6.0 pp29.3% in 2023
Worse than ten years ago
- Life expectancy, men−0.5%68.4 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality+29%33.3 in 2024
- Under-5 mortality+26%35.7 in 2024
- Neonatal mortality+28%31.1 in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Dominica and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Dominica. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Dominica | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 71.3 yrs2024 | 72.7 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 74.7 yrs2024 | 76.7 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 68.4 yrs2024 | 68.9 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 33.32024 | 21.22024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 35.72024 | 24.22024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 31.12024 | 15.02024 |
| Maternal mortality | 362023 | 2272023 |
| Measles vaccination | 80%2024 | 71%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.5%2024 | 0.6%2024 |