Deaths aged 5 to 9 in Dominica
Dominica: Deaths aged 5 to 9 was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Deaths aged 5 to 9 in Dominica, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths aged 5 to 9 in Dominica is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths aged 5 to 9 in Dominica peaked at 19 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2024.
That places Dominica 185th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths aged 5 to 9 in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19 | — |
| 1991 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +233.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | -80.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -50.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 142.5, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 1 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 108, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths aged 5 to 9 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 | +233.3% | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | -80.0% | 10 | 2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1 | 12 | 19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9 | 6 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 185 Antigua and Barbuda 1 compare
- 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
- 187 Iceland 0 compare
- 187 Anguilla 0
- 187 Cook Islands 0 compare
- 187 British Virgin Islands 0
- 187 Nauru 0 compare
- 187 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 187 Tuvalu 0 compare
- 187 Montserrat 0
- 187 San Marino 0
- 187 Monaco 0
- 187 Niue 0
- 187 Palau 0 compare
- 187 Andorra 0 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,509 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths aged 5 to 9 in Dominica?
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 in Dominica was 1 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths aged 5 to 9 recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 19 in 1990.
- What is the lowest deaths aged 5 to 9 recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2024.
- How does Dominica rank for deaths aged 5 to 9?
- Dominica ranks 185th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths aged 5 to 9 rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. 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 aged 5 to 9. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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