Dominican Republic vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of child deaths by region
Dominican Republic
6,181
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
5,697
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
67th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
68th
Number of child deaths by region over time
- Dominican Republic
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 6,181 against 5,697 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 484.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 67th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 68th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,042 | 42,703 | 18,661 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 20,101 | 25,271 | 5,170 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 15,034 | 15,058 | 24 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 10,690 | 32,820 | 22,131 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 7,749 | 20,417 | 12,669 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 7,450 | 7,636 | 186.6 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 6,628 | 6,038 | 590.6 | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Dominican Republic or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Dominican Republic, at 6,181 against 5,697 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Dominican Republic and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 484, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for number of child deaths by region?
- Dominican Republic ranks 67th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 68th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.