Which has higher child mortality rate, Dominican Republic or Fiji?

Dominican Republic, at 3.2% against 2.9% in Fiji as of 2023.

What is the difference in child mortality rate between Dominican Republic and Fiji?

0.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Fiji?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Fiji: Child mortality rate

Dominican Republic

3.2%

in 2023

Fiji

2.9%

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

59th

Fiji rank

61st

Child mortality rate over time

Dominican Republic
Fiji

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 3.2% against 2.9% in Fiji, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 59th and Fiji ranks 61st of 236 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1950s	24.0%	10.4%	13.5%	Dominican Republic
1960s	17.6%	6.7%	10.9%	Dominican Republic
1970s	12.0%	5.3%	6.7%	Dominican Republic
1980s	8.0%	3.7%	4.3%	Dominican Republic
1990s	5.2%	2.6%	2.6%	Dominican Republic
2000s	3.8%	2.3%	1.5%	Dominican Republic
2010s	3.5%	2.3%	1.2%	Dominican Republic
2020s	3.3%	2.8%	0.5%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Dominican Republic or Fiji?: Dominican Republic, at 3.2% against 2.9% in Fiji as of 2023.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Dominican Republic and Fiji?: 0.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Fiji?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Fiji rank globally for child mortality rate?: Dominican Republic ranks 59th and Fiji ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: % of children
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.