Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Dominica
Dominica: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 6.52 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Dominica, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 6.52 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in 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, in females in Dominica peaked at 6.91 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.09 years, 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, in females in Dominica, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.09 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 5.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 5.22 years | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 5.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 5.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 5.34 years | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 5.39 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 5.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 5.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 5.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 5.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 5.56 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 5.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 5.64 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 5.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 5.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 5.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 5.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 5.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 5.85 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 5.91 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 5.99 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 6.07 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 6.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 6.21 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 6.27 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 6.32 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 6.39 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 6.38 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 6.5 years | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 6.57 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 6.62 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 6.69 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 6.72 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 6.8 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 6.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 6.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 6.86 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 6.86 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6.86 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 6.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 6.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 6.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 6.89 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 6.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 6.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 6.9 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 6.91 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.9 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.9 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.89 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.85 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.84 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 6.82 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.8 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.78 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.77 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.73 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.7 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 6.67 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.63 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.59 years | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 6.57 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.5 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.56 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.43 years | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 6.55 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 6.55 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.55 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.14 years | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 6.53 years | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 6.52 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.27 years | 5.09 years | 5.46 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.64 years | 5.48 years | 5.8 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.15 years | 5.85 years | 6.39 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.73 years | 6.5 years | 6.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.89 years | 6.85 years | 6.91 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.83 years | 6.73 years | 6.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.57 years | 6.43 years | 6.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.43 years | 6.14 years | 6.55 years | 4 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0153 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -2.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0098 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Dominica?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Dominica was 6.52 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.91 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.09 years in 1950.
- How does Dominica rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Dominica ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Remaining period life expectancy at age 80 among females, in a given year.