Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Dominica
Dominica: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 6.52 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.52
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
184th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.91
in 1998
All-time low
5.09
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Dominica, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 6.52 for remaining life expectancy at different ages females in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Dominica peaked at 6.91 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.09, in 1950.
That places Dominica 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.09 | — |
| 1951 | 5.11 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 5.16 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 5.22 | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 5.26 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 5.29 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 5.34 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 5.39 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 5.42 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 5.46 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 5.48 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 5.51 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 5.56 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 5.6 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 5.64 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 5.66 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 5.7 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 5.73 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 5.76 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 5.8 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 5.85 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 5.91 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 5.99 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 6.07 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 6.14 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 6.21 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 6.27 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 6.32 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 6.39 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 6.38 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 6.5 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 6.57 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 6.62 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 6.69 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 6.72 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 6.8 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 6.84 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 6.86 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 6.86 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 6.86 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6.86 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 6.85 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 6.87 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 6.88 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 6.89 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 6.9 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 6.9 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 6.9 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.91 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 6.91 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.9 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.89 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.85 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.84 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 6.82 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.8 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.78 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.77 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.73 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.7 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 6.67 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.63 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.59 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 6.57 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.5 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.56 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.43 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 6.55 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 6.55 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.55 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.14 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 6.53 | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 6.52 | -0.2% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 6.52 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.76, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 6.52 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.38, 78% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.27 | 5.09 | 5.46 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.64 | 5.48 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.15 | 5.85 | 6.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.73 | 6.5 | 6.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.89 | 6.85 | 6.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.83 | 6.73 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.57 | 6.43 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.43 | 6.14 | 6.55 | 4 |
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 remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Dominica?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Dominica was 6.52 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.91 in 1998.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.09 in 1950.
- How does Dominica rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- Dominica ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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