Dominican Republic vs India: Child mortality rate by sex
Dominican Republic
2.78 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
India
2.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
58th
India rank
59th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Dominican Republic
- India
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2.78 deaths per 100 live births against 2.67 deaths per 100 live births in India, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was India ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 58th and India ranks 59th of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.5 deaths per 100 live births | 26.32 deaths per 100 live births | 11.82 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1960s | 13.54 deaths per 100 live births | 23.44 deaths per 100 live births | 9.9 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1970s | 10.21 deaths per 100 live births | 20.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10.07 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1980s | 6.83 deaths per 100 live births | 15.49 deaths per 100 live births | 8.66 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1990s | 4.52 deaths per 100 live births | 11.67 deaths per 100 live births | 7.14 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2000s | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | 8.03 deaths per 100 live births | 4.69 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2010s | 3.17 deaths per 100 live births | 4.73 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2020s | 2.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0598 deaths per 100 live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Dominican Republic or India?
- Dominican Republic, at 2.78 deaths per 100 live births against 2.67 deaths per 100 live births in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Dominican Republic and India?
- 0.11 deaths per 100 live births, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and India?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and India rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Dominican Republic ranks 58th and India ranks 59th 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 rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .