Youth mortality rate in Dominica
Dominica: Youth mortality rate was 3.81 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.81
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
56th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.63
in 2017
All-time low
2.91
in 1998
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Youth mortality rate in Dominica, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth mortality rate in Dominica is 3.81, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Dominica peaked at 4.63 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.91, in 1998.
That places Dominica 56th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.98 | 2.91 | 3.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.02 | 2.92 | 3.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.48 | 3.16 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.76 | 3.68 | 3.81 | 5 |
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More health data for Dominica
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,509 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 371 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 400 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 405 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 394 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 388 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 377 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 366 (2025)
- Population, male 32,893 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Dominica?
- Youth mortality rate in Dominica was 3.81 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.63 in 2017.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 in 1998.
- How does Dominica rank for youth mortality rate?
- Dominica ranks 56th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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