Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.1727 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Dominica, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.1727 for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Dominica peaked at 0.2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1354, in 2010.
Dominica ranks 58th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1354 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1388 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1422 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1457 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1509 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1734 | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1554 | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2 | +28.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1609 | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1642 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1648 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1687 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1703 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1727 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1567 | 0.1354 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1691 | 0.1648 | 0.1727 | 4 |
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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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Dominica?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Dominica was 0.1727 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1354 in 2010.
- How does Dominica rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Dominica ranks 58th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.