Death rate from diarrheal diseases who in Dominica
Dominica: Death rate from diarrheal diseases who was 1.91 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from diarrheal diseases who in Dominica, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 1.91 for death rate from diarrheal diseases who in 2021.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from diarrheal diseases who in Dominica peaked at 2.85 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.74, in 2015.
That places Dominica 122nd 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.
Death rate from diarrheal diseases who in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.59 | — |
| 2001 | 2.52 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.46 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.38 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.27 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 2.29 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.25 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.24 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.28 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.31 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.36 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.3 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.18 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 2.85 | +30.7% |
| 2014 | 1.95 | -31.6% |
| 2015 | 1.74 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 2.13 | +22.4% |
| 2017 | 1.92 | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 2.01 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.02 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.94 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.91 | -1.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 1.91 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.93, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 1.91 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.91, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from diarrheal diseases who in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +30.7% | 2.18 | 2.85 |
| 2014 | -31.6% | 2.85 | 1.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.36 | 2.24 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 | 1.74 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 | 1.91 | 1.94 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0273 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from diarrheal diseases who in Dominica?
- Death rate from diarrheal diseases who in Dominica was 1.91 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from diarrheal diseases who recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.85 in 2013.
- What is the lowest death rate from diarrheal diseases who recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 in 2015.
- How does Dominica rank for death rate from diarrheal diseases who?
- Dominica ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from diarrheal diseases who rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from diarrheal diseases who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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