What is child homicide rate in Dominica?

Child homicide rate in Dominica was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Dominica?

The highest recorded value was 17.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.

What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Dominica?

The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1961.

How does Dominica rank for child homicide rate?

Dominica ranks 95th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.

Where does this Dominica data come from?

The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child homicide rate in Dominica

Name: Child homicide rate in Dominica
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Dominica: Child homicide rate was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

0 deaths per 100,000 people

World rank

95th

of 113 countries

All-time high

17.77 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2010

All-time low

0 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Child homicide rate in Dominica, 1961–2022

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2022, child homicide rate in Dominica stood at 0 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Dominica peaked at 17.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1961.

Dominica ranks 95th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	5
1970s	0 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1980s	0.2615 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	2.61 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1990s	1.05 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	3.61 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2000s	1.17 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	3.97 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2010s	2.77 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	17.77 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2020s	0 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	2

Countries ranked near Dominica

92 Azerbaijan 0.0329 deaths per 100,000 people compare
93 Egypt 0.0304 deaths per 100,000 people compare
94 Tajikistan 0.0218 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Armenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Bahamas 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Barbados 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Brunei 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Estonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Fiji 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Grenada 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Iceland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Latvia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Malta 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Oman 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Qatar 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Singapore 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Slovenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

More social development data for Dominica

Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 97 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.44 (2019)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 642 (2025)
Political Rights Score 37 (2025)
Freedom Score 92 (2025)
Sovereign state 1 (2025)
States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
Full democracy 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child homicide rate in Dominica?: Child homicide rate in Dominica was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Dominica?: The highest recorded value was 17.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Dominica?: The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1961.
How does Dominica rank for child homicide rate?: Dominica ranks 95th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Where does this Dominica data come from?: The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child homicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 113 places, 4,903 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.