Africa's Development: Environmental causes of premature deaths … Low in Dominica
Dominica: Africa's Development: Environmental causes of premature deaths … Low was 28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2019. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes in Dominica, 2000–2019
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 30 - environmental causes in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 30 - environmental causes in Dominica peaked at 29.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2017.
Dominica ranks 107th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Environmental causes of premature deaths … Low in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.26 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2001 | 29.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 14.65 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -50.1% |
| 2003 | 14.61 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.56 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.55 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 14.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 14.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.55 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 14.53 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 14.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 14.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 14.27 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 14.2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 28.24 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +98.8% |
| 2019 | 28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.8% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.8 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, 43% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.07 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Africa's Development: Environmental causes of premature deaths … Low 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +100.0% | 14.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 29.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants |
| 2018 | +98.8% | 14.2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 28.24 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants |
| 2002 | -50.1% | 29.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 14.65 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants |
| 2009 | -50.0% | 29.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 14.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.97 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 14.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 29.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.16 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 14.2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 28.24 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 104 Eritrea 30.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 105 Zambia 30.41 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 106 Tanzania 29.78 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 108 Cuba 26.07 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 109 Indonesia 25.15 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 110 Djibouti 22.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 30 - environmental causes in Dominica?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 30 - environmental causes in Dominica was 28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 30 - environmental causes recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 29.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2001.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 30 - environmental causes recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2017.
- How does Dominica rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 30 - environmental causes?
- Dominica ranks 107th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 30 - environmental causes rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes of premature deaths — Low temperature, premature deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 30 shows the economic costs of premature deaths caused by various environmental hazards, such as air pollution, unsafe water, and high and low temperatures.