Number of youth deaths in Dominica
Dominica: Number of youth deaths was 28 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Dominica, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 28 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 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55 | — |
| 1991 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 53 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 50 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 47 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 45 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 42 | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43 | +34.4% |
| 2018 | 30 | -30.2% |
| 2019 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28 | -3.4% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 28 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,924, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 28 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,097, 3% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of youth deaths 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 | +34.4% | 32 | 43 |
| 2018 | -30.2% | 43 | 30 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.9 | 40 | 55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.6 | 32 | 40 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4 | 29 | 43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8 | 28 | 29 | 5 |
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 number of youth deaths in Dominica?
- Number of youth deaths in Dominica was 28 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 55 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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