Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Dominica
Dominica: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Dominica is 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Dominica peaked at 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Dominica 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Dominica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 4.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 4.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 4.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 5.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 5.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 5.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 5.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 40 Brazil 5.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 41 Slovakia 5.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 42 Uruguay 5.31 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Kiribati 5.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 45 Greece 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 46 Saint Lucia 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Dominica?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Dominica was 5.18 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Dominica ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.