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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Dominica: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Dominica is placed 144th of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 71.13 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 35.66 (2024).
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Health & Wellbeing
144th
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
Not placed in the Country Index 2026 overall: measured on too few topics.
- 71.13Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 35.66Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- —Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024No reading for this country
- —Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Dominica on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
71.13
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Dominica: 71.13. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Caribbean
- 81.69 Puerto Rico
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
35.66
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Dominica: 35.66. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Caribbean
- 4.653 Turks and Caicos Islands
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) publishes no reading from 2014–2024 for Dominica, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Caribbean
- 2.485 Saint Lucia
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Dominica, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Caribbean
- 4.4 Grenada
02Over time
Which way Dominica is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
DominicaWorld median
Dominica fell from 71.72 in 2000 to 71.13 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Dominica World median 2023 71.1325 74.630 2022 71.0806 74.313 2021 69.8318 72.433 2020 71.2693 73.063 2019 71.3052 74.196 2018 71.3779 74.081 2017 68.6199 74.029 2016 71.1889 74.013 2015 69.9683 73.783 2014 71.1892 73.330 2013 71.2283 73.386 2012 71.3909 73.210 2011 71.5167 73.003 2010 71.6797 72.827 2009 71.8353 72.426 2008 71.9446 72.264 2007 71.9008 72.113 2006 72.0071 72.027 2005 72.0161 71.876 2004 71.9865 71.477 2003 71.9423 71.409 2002 71.9275 71.173 2001 71.8624 70.926 2000 71.7154 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
DominicaWorld median
Dominica rose from 19.37 in 2000 to 35.66 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Dominica World median 2024 35.7 14.5 2023 35.4 15.2 2022 35.0 14.7 2021 34.4 15.1 2020 33.8 15.3 2019 33.0 15.7 2018 32.1 16.3 2017 31.1 16.8 2016 30.2 17.5 2015 29.2 17.9 2014 28.3 18.3 2013 27.4 18.7 2012 26.5 18.8 2011 25.7 19.0 2010 24.9 19.2 2009 24.2 20.8 2008 23.5 20.7 2007 22.8 21.8 2006 22.2 22.8 2005 21.6 24.0 2004 21.1 25.9 2003 20.6 26.9 2002 20.1 28.0 2001 19.7 29.1 2000 19.4 30.4 Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Population in severe food insecurity (%) · lower is better
DominicaWorld median
Dominica was at 5.8 in both 2020 and 2022; the world median went from 5.6 to 5.45.
Every year’s figures
Year Dominica World median 2024 — 4.9 2023 — 4.7 2022 6 5.4 2021 6 5.7 2020 6 5.6 2019 — 5.0 2018 — 4.2 2017 — 4.0 2016 — 3.4 2015 — 3.4
03In context
Dominica beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Dominica and Caribbean
Dominica has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Turks and Caicos Islands | 39th | 78.01 | 4.653 | 4.61 | — |
 Anguilla | 48th | 79.31 | 5.608 | — | — |
 Cuba | 56th | 78.09 | 8.559 | 7.127 | — |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 66th | 77.6 | 9.051 | — | — |
 Montserrat | =67th | 76.19 | 6.354 | — | — |
 British Virgin Islands | 77th | 77.28 | 12.38 | — | — |
 Barbados | 78th | 76.18 | 9.764 | 7.708 | — |
 Bahamas | 96th | 74.55 | 12.36 | — | — |
 Grenada | 103rd | 75.21 | 17.96 | — | 4.4 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 109th | 71.23 | 11.28 | — | — |
 Dominican Republic | 114th | 73.72 | 30.63 | 6.717 | 16.4 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 117th | 72.14 | 15.85 | — | — |
 Jamaica | 120th | 71.48 | 17.79 | 4.641 | 27.4 |
 Saint Lucia | 121st | 72.7 | 17.24 | 2.485 | — |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 127th | 73.49 | 18.78 | 9.191 | 6.9 |
| Dominica | 144th | 71.13 | 35.66 | — | — |
 Haiti | 176th | 64.94 | 52.75 | 21.98 | 45.4 |
 Aruba | not placed | 76.35 | — | — | — |
 Cayman Islands | not placed | 80.36 | — | — | — |
 Curaçao | not placed | 76.8 | — | — | — |
 Puerto Rico | not placed | 81.69 | — | — | — |
 Saint Martin | not placed | 80.22 | — | — | — |
 Sint Maarten | not placed | 76.37 | — | — | — |
 United States Virgin Islands | not placed | 75.47 | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
- Turks and Caicos Islands39th
- Anguilla48th
- Cuba56th
- Antigua and Barbuda66th
- Montserrat=67th
- British Virgin Islands77th
- Barbados78th
- Bahamas96th
- Grenada103rd
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines109th
- Dominican Republic114th
- Saint Kitts and Nevis117th
- Jamaica120th
- Saint Lucia121st
- Trinidad and Tobago127th
- Dominica144th
- Haiti176th
- Arubanot placed
- Cayman Islandsnot placed
- Curaçaonot placed
- Puerto Riconot placed
- Saint Martinnot placed
- Sint Maartennot placed
- United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Dominica in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Dominica is ahead of the world, and behind
23 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median10
Statistics on which Dominica does better than the middle country measured.
Births Attended by Skilled Health StaffUNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance) · 2023 · world median 99.310099.3▼ Worsened since 2013
Dominica: 100 · world median 99.3 · Births attended by skilled health staff (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 60.9 to 100; higher is better.
Position 1st of 84 · derived.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.4803.48No real change since 2015
Dominica: 0 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.458.914.45▼ Worsened since 2013
Dominica: 8.9 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 160th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2577.471.25No real change since 2013
Dominica: 77.4 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 64th of 196 · derived.
HPV Vaccination Coverage, GirlsWUENIC · 2025 · world median 65.57365.5▼ Worsened since 2020
Dominica: 73 · world median 65.5 · Girls in the target group given the final dose of HPV vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 99; higher is better.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9823,1492,982▲ Improved since 2014
Dominica: 3,149 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 60th of 155 · derived.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.240.25▲ Improved since 2014
Dominica: 0.24 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.23.65.2No real change since 2013
Dominica: 3.6 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 95th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.6535.5546.65▲ Improved since 2013
Dominica: 35.55 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 109th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8582.5572.858▲ Improved since 2014
Dominica: 2.557 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 107th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median10
Statistics on which Dominica does worse than the middle country measured.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.7610.762▼ Worsened since 2013
Dominica: 0.761 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 98th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7135.54133.7No real change since 2013
Dominica: 135.54 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 110th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919091▼ Worsened since 2015
Dominica: 90 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.5450.564▼ Worsened since 2018
Dominica: 0.545 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 94th of 172 · derived.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4634.1427.46▼ Worsened since 2013
Dominica: 34.14 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 96th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.16312.558.163▼ Worsened since 2013
Dominica: 12.55 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 58th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 908090▼ Worsened since 2015
Dominica: 80 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3914.2316.39▼ Worsened since 2013
Dominica: 14.23 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 166th of 222 · derived.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2633.3512.26▼ Worsened since 2014
Dominica: 33.35 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 39th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13431.078.134▼ Worsened since 2014
Dominica: 31.07 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 10th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end3
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.556.694.55Moved since 2017
Dominica: 6.69 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.445.235.4Moved since 2013
Dominica: 45.2 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2547.441.25Moved since 2013
Dominica: 47.4 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
No current reading for Dominica
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Agreement That Vaccines Are Safe, Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four Visits, Average Weekly Hours Worked, Caesarean Section Rate, Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of Pneumonia, Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, Children with Functional Difficulties, Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Fish and Seafood Supply per Person, Fruit Supply per Person, Gender Inequality Index, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Global Report on Food Crises, INFORM Severity Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Institutional Deliveries, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Meat Supply per Person, Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with Diarrhoea, Overweight Prevalence in Children Under Five, Pesticide Use per Hectare, Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two Days, Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity (last 2022), Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity (last 2022), Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and Tubers (last 2008), Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, Vegetable Supply per Person, Violent Discipline of Children and Wasting Prevalence in Children Under Five. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Dominica’s 10 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Dominica’s 9th best-placed topic of 10. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledge50th of 1983/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 50th of 1863/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 62nd of 1982/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade58th of 1772/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience64th of 1933/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture64th of 1843/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital96th of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions100th of 1943/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing144th of 2002/4 keys
- Digital & Technology145th of 1983/4 keys
No standing on Economy & Innovation, Work & Labour, Gender & Equality, Peace & Security, Poverty & Inequality, Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Dominica can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Americas
United States=30th4/4 keysHighest in Caribbean
Turks and Caicos Islands39th3/4 keysThis page
Dominica144th2/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Dominica and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Dominica on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Dominica rank on health & wellbeing?
Dominica is placed 144th of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth and Under-Five Mortality Rate). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Dominica?
71.13 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Dominica?
35.66 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How have Dominica’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth fell from 71.72 in 2000 to 71.13 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate rose from 19.37 in 2000 to 35.66 in 2024; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity was 5.8 in both 2020 and 2022.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Dominica?
No current reading is published for Dominica on Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Agreement That Vaccines Are Safe, Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four Visits, Average Weekly Hours Worked, Caesarean Section Rate, Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of Pneumonia, Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, Children with Functional Difficulties, Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Fish and Seafood Supply per Person, Fruit Supply per Person, Gender Inequality Index, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Global Report on Food Crises, INFORM Severity Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Institutional Deliveries, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Meat Supply per Person, Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with Diarrhoea, Overweight Prevalence in Children Under Five, Pesticide Use per Hectare, Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two Days, Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and Tubers, Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, Vegetable Supply per Person, Violent Discipline of Children and Wasting Prevalence in Children Under Five. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 23 statistics on this page come from 10 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Dominica’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Dominica (banner) — Rita Nerwall, CC0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Dominica: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/dominica/health