Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Dominica
Dominica: Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Dominica, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Dominica stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Dominica peaked at 19 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2024.
Dominica ranks 185th 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 ages 5 to 9 years in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19 | — |
| 1991 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +233.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | -80.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -50.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 142.5, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 1 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 110.5, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 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 | +233.3% | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | -80.0% | 10 | 2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1 | 12 | 19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9 | 6 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 185 Antigua and Barbuda 1 compare
- 187 San Marino 0
- 187 Niue 0
- 187 Iceland 0 compare
- 187 Naoero 0 compare
- 187 Anguilla 0
- 187 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
- 187 Palau 0 compare
- 187 Andorra 0 compare
- 187 Montserrat 0
- 187 Cook Islands 0 compare
- 187 Tuvalu 0 compare
- 187 Monaco 0
- 187 British Virgin Islands 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 children ages 5 to 9 years in Dominica?
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Dominica was 1 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 19 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2024.
- How does Dominica rank for number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Dominica ranks 185th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. 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 ages 5 to 9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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