Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Dominica
Dominica: Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 12 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Deaths age 5 to 24 in Dominica, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths age 5 to 24 in Dominica is 12, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths age 5 to 24 in Dominica peaked at 35 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2024.
That places Dominica 187th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35 | — |
| 1991 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 29 | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27 | +68.8% |
| 2018 | 15 | -44.4% |
| 2019 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | -7.7% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 12 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 999.5, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 12 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 919, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths age 5 to 24 (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 | +68.8% | 16 | 27 |
| 2018 | -44.4% | 27 | 15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.2 | 25 | 35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6 | 18 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1 | 13 | 27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8 | 12 | 13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 186 Marshall Islands 13 compare
- 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12 compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 10 compare
- 190 British Virgin Islands 5 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 5 to 24 in Dominica?
- Deaths age 5 to 24 in Dominica was 12 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths age 5 to 24 recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 35 in 1990.
- What is the lowest deaths age 5 to 24 recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2024.
- How does Dominica rank for deaths age 5 to 24?
- Dominica ranks 187th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths age 5 to 24 rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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