Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Dominica
Dominica: Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age was 2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Dominica, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Dominica is 2, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Dominica peaked at 21 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2024.
Dominica ranks 186th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21 | — |
| 1991 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 | +220.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | -75.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | -33.3% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 294.5, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 258, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age 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 | +220.0% | 5 | 16 |
| 2018 | -75.0% | 16 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18 | 15 | 21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9 | 8 | 15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4 | 3 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 185 Antigua and Barbuda 3 compare
- 186 Iceland 2 compare
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 compare
- 189 Nauru 0 compare
- 189 Palau 0 compare
- 189 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 189 Montserrat 0
- 189 Tuvalu 0 compare
- 189 Monaco 0
- 189 Andorra 0 compare
- 189 Niue 0
- 189 British Virgin Islands 0
- 189 Anguilla 0
- 189 San Marino 0
- 189 Cook Islands 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 number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Dominica?
- Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Dominica was 2 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 21 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2024.
- How does Dominica rank for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age?
- Dominica ranks 186th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 children 5 to 14 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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