Life expectancy at birth, total in Dominica
Dominica: Life expectancy at birth, total was 71.29 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Dominica, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Dominica is 71.29 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Dominica peaked at 72.02 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 60.08 years, in 1960.
That places Dominica 143rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.31 years | 60.08 years | 65.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.46 years | 66.21 years | 70.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.47 years | 70.66 years | 72 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.87 years | 70.4 years | 71.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.91 years | 71.72 years | 72.02 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.95 years | 68.62 years | 71.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.92 years | 69.83 years | 71.29 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 460 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 421 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 453 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 410 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 447 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 410 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 438 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 447 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Dominica?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Dominica was 71.29 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 72.02 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.08 years in 1960.
- How does Dominica rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Dominica ranks 143rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.