Botswana vs Dominican Republic: Child mortality by sex
Botswana
3.68 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic
3.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
Dominican Republic rank
57th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Botswana
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.68 deaths per 100 live births against 3.33 deaths per 100 live births in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.35 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 55th and Dominican Republic ranks 57th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Dominican Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.53 deaths per 100 live births | 15.16 deaths per 100 live births | 4.37 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 1960s | 15.64 deaths per 100 live births | 14.23 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 1970s | 11 deaths per 100 live births | 11.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1577 deaths per 100 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 6.51 deaths per 100 live births | 7.89 deaths per 100 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 6.98 deaths per 100 live births | 5.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 2000s | 7.59 deaths per 100 live births | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 2010s | 5.33 deaths per 100 live births | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.96 deaths per 100 live births | 3.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4542 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Botswana or Dominican Republic?
- Botswana, at 3.68 deaths per 100 live births against 3.33 deaths per 100 live births in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Botswana and Dominican Republic?
- 0.35 deaths per 100 live births, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Dominican Republic?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Dominican Republic rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Botswana ranks 55th and Dominican Republic ranks 57th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .