Death rate from road injuries in Dominica
Dominica: Death rate from road injuries was 11.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from road injuries 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
Dominica recorded 11.05 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from road injuries in 2021.
The figure is down 47.0% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Dominica peaked at 21.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2005.
Dominica ranks 111th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from road injuries in Dominica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.11 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 10.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 5.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -43.6% |
| 2003 | 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 14.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +235.9% |
| 2005 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -90.1% |
| 2006 | 8.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +500.0% |
| 2007 | 10.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -42.9% |
| 2009 | 8.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 10.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 14.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +42.9% |
| 2012 | 13.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 13.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.9% |
| 2015 | 14.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +64.3% |
| 2016 | 7.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -49.8% |
| 2017 | 18.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +157.4% |
| 2018 | 21.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 9.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -53.7% |
| 2020 | 20.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +112.6% |
| 2021 | 11.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -47.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 108 Sri Lanka 11.54 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 109 Indonesia 11.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Solomon Islands 11.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 112 Oman 10.99 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 113 Albania 10.82 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 114 Russian Federation 10.57 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Dominica?
- Death rate from road injuries in Dominica was 11.05 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 road injuries recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 21.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
- How does Dominica rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Dominica ranks 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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 Death rate from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.