Number of youth deaths in Dominica
Dominica: Number of youth deaths was 28 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Dominica, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 28 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Dominica peaked at 55 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28 deaths, in 2024.
That places Dominica 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Dominica, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 54 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 53 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 52 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 50 deaths | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 47 deaths | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 45 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 42 deaths | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 41 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 40 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 40 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 38 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 38 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 35 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 35 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 34 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 31 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 32 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 31 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 32 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 32 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43 deaths | +34.4% |
| 2018 | 30 deaths | -30.2% |
| 2019 | 29 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 29 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28 deaths | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.9 deaths | 40 deaths | 55 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.6 deaths | 32 deaths | 40 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4 deaths | 29 deaths | 43 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8 deaths | 28 deaths | 29 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Dominica?
- Number of youth deaths in Dominica was 28 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 55 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 deaths in 2024.
- How does Dominica rank for number of youth deaths?
- Dominica ranks 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.