Death rate from falls in Dominica
Dominica: Death rate from falls was 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from falls 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
The most recent figure for death rate from falls in Dominica is 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in Dominica peaked at 7.24 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Dominica 124th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 121 Samoa 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 122 Mauritania 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 123 Cook Islands 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 125 Yemen 4.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 126 Angola 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 126 Marshall Islands 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 373 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 405 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 394 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 388 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 377 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 371 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from falls in Dominica?
- Death rate from falls in Dominica was 4.09 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 death rate from falls recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.24 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Dominica rank for death rate from falls?
- Dominica ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. 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 Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes, per 100,000 people.