Dominica vs South Africa: Child mortality rate
Dominica
3.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Africa
3.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominica rank
52nd
South Africa rank
53rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Dominica
- South Africa
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 3.57 deaths per 100 live births against 3.51 deaths per 100 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was South Africa ahead.
Dominica ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 53rd of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.38 deaths per 100 live births | 11.49 deaths per 100 live births | 8.12 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 7.51 deaths per 100 live births | 5.36 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 6.03 deaths per 100 live births | 4.18 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 7.31 deaths per 100 live births | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3.49 deaths per 100 live births | 3.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.044 deaths per 100 live births | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Dominica or South Africa?
- Dominica, at 3.57 deaths per 100 live births against 3.51 deaths per 100 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Dominica and South Africa?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and South Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and South Africa rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Dominica ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 53rd 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
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.