Inequality in life expectancy in Dominica
Dominica: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.1727 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality in life expectancy in Dominica, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.1727 for inequality in life expectancy 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 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 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% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.1727 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.093, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.1727 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0991, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inequality in life expectancy 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 | +28.7% | 0.1554 | 0.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1567 | 0.1354 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1691 | 0.1648 | 0.1727 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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 inequality in life expectancy in Dominica?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Dominica was 0.1727 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1354 in 2010.
- How does Dominica rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Dominica ranks 58th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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