Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Dominica
Dominica: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Dominica, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Dominica stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Dominica peaked at 19 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2024.
That places Dominica 185th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19 | — |
| 1991 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +233.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | -80.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1 | 12 | 19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9 | 6 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 185 Antigua and Barbuda 1 compare
- 187 Andorra 0 compare
- 187 British Virgin Islands 0
- 187 Iceland 0 compare
- 187 Monaco 0
- 187 Naoero 0 compare
- 187 Palau 0 compare
- 187 San Marino 0
- 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
- 187 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 187 Tuvalu 0 compare
More education data for Dominica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,306 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,355 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 484 (1993)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 491 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 227 (1993)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 257 (1993)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Dominica?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Dominica was 1 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 19 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2024.
- How does Dominica rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Dominica ranks 185th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years