Deaths age 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Dominica
Dominica: Deaths age 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Deaths age 1-59 months in Dominica, 1970–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 3 for deaths age 1-59 months in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths age 1-59 months in Dominica peaked at 82 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2015.
Dominica ranks 188th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths age 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82 | — |
| 1971 | 73 | -11.0% |
| 1972 | 64 | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 55 | -14.1% |
| 1974 | 47 | -14.5% |
| 1975 | 39 | -17.0% |
| 1976 | 32 | -17.9% |
| 1977 | 27 | -15.6% |
| 1978 | 23 | -14.8% |
| 1979 | 29 | +26.1% |
| 1980 | 18 | -37.9% |
| 1981 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 15 | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2018 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 602, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 382, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths age 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +66.7% | 3 | 5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.1 | 23 | 82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.4 | 14 | 18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.7 | 9 | 15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 185 Luxembourg 5 compare
- 186 Antigua and Barbuda 4 compare
- 186 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 compare
- 188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 compare
- 190 British Virgin Islands 2 compare
- 190 Palau 2 compare
- 190 Tuvalu 2 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)
- 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 deaths age 1-59 months in Dominica?
- Deaths age 1-59 months in Dominica was 3 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths age 1-59 months recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 82 in 1970.
- What is the lowest deaths age 1-59 months recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2015.
- How does Dominica rank for deaths age 1-59 months?
- Dominica ranks 188th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths age 1-59 months rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths age 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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