Adolescent mortality rate in Dominica
Dominica: Adolescent mortality rate was 1.09 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Dominica, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescent mortality rate in Dominica is 1.09, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Dominica peaked at 5.44 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.09, in 2024.
Dominica ranks 124th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.71 | — |
| 1991 | 1.73 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.74 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.75 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.77 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.78 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.79 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.8 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.83 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.85 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.87 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.9 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.92 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.94 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.97 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.98 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.99 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.98 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.94 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.9 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.86 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.8 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.74 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.67 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.6 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.53 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 5.44 | +255.8% |
| 2018 | 1.38 | -74.5% |
| 2019 | 1.32 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.26 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.21 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.17 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.13 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 1.09 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.77 | 1.71 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.95 | 1.87 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 | 1.32 | 5.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 1.09 | 1.26 | 5 |
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More health data for Dominica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0066 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,509 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0875 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Dominica?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Dominica was 1.09 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.44 in 2017.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 in 2024.
- How does Dominica rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Dominica ranks 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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