Deaths from road injuries in Dominica
Dominica: Deaths from road injuries was 8 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from road injuries in Dominica, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 8 for deaths from road injuries in 2021.
The figure is down 46.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Dominica peaked at 15 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.99, in 2005.
That places Dominica 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from road injuries in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.91 | — |
| 2001 | 7 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.95 | -43.6% |
| 2003 | 2.97 | -24.8% |
| 2004 | 10 | +236.7% |
| 2005 | 0.99 | -90.1% |
| 2006 | 5.94 | +500.0% |
| 2007 | 6.94 | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 3.96 | -42.9% |
| 2009 | 5.94 | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 10 | +42.9% |
| 2012 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 9.95 | +65.8% |
| 2016 | 5 | -49.7% |
| 2017 | 12.94 | +158.8% |
| 2018 | 15 | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 7 | -53.3% |
| 2020 | 15 | +114.3% |
| 2021 | 8 | -46.7% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 575.71, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 798, 1% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from road injuries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +500.0% | 0.99 | 5.94 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.46 | 0.99 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.09 | 5 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Dominica?
- Deaths from road injuries in Dominica was 8 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2018.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 in 2005.
- How does Dominica rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Dominica ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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