Botswana vs Dominica: Child mortality rate
Botswana
3.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominica
3.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
Dominica rank
52nd
Child mortality rate over time
- Botswana
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 3.57 deaths per 100 live births against 3.33 deaths per 100 live births in Botswana, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 55th and Dominica ranks 52nd of 200 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.81 deaths per 100 live births | 9.33 deaths per 100 live births | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 1970s | 10.24 deaths per 100 live births | 3.96 deaths per 100 live births | 6.28 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 1980s | 5.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 1990s | 6.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 4.69 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 2000s | 7.15 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 5 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 2010s | 4.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.59 deaths per 100 live births | 3.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.106 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Botswana or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 3.57 deaths per 100 live births against 3.33 deaths per 100 live births in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Botswana and Dominica?
- 0.24 deaths per 100 live births, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Dominica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Dominica rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Botswana ranks 55th and Dominica ranks 52nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.