Number of deaths among adolescents in Dominica
Dominica: Number of deaths among adolescents was 1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
187th
of 200 countries
All-time high
6
in 2017
All-time low
1
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths among adolescents in Dominica, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths among adolescents in Dominica stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among adolescents in Dominica peaked at 6 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2019.
Dominica ranks 187th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among adolescents in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 | — |
| 1991 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 157, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 1 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 141.5, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 compare
- 189 Tuvalu 0
- 189 San Marino 0
- 189 Anguilla 0
- 189 British Virgin Islands 0
- 189 Monaco 0
- 189 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 189 Cook Islands 0 compare
- 189 Andorra 0 compare
- 189 Nauru 0 compare
- 189 Palau 0 compare
- 189 Montserrat 0
- 189 Niue 0
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 number of deaths among adolescents in Dominica?
- Number of deaths among adolescents in Dominica was 1 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
- How does Dominica rank for number of deaths among adolescents?
- Dominica ranks 187th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among adolescents rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among adolescents (10 to 19 years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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