Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Dominica
Dominica: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.9375 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.9375 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 15.8%
World rank
67th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2010
All-time low
0.8094 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Dominica, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Dominica stood at 0.9375 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.8% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Dominica peaked at 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8094 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
That places Dominica 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Dominica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9277 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.9318 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9333 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9291 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9278 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9251 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9431 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.962 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9791 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9991 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9994 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.936 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9247 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8871 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9553 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8459 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8319 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8094 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9375 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.8% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.9375 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.9375 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9458 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9251 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9991 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9471 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8319 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8735 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8094 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9375 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 64 Barbados 0.9457 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 65 Botswana 0.9431 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 66 Mozambique 0.9419 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 68 Thailand 0.9353 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 69 Kazakhstan 0.9304 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 70 Jamaica 0.9301 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Dominica?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Dominica was 0.9375 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8094 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Dominica ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.