Dominica vs Guyana: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Dominica
0.0549 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Guyana
0.0587 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Dominica rank
71st
Guyana rank
68th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Dominica
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 0.0587 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0549 under-five deaths per woman in Dominica, a difference of 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Dominica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 71st and Guyana ranks 68th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5083 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4856 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0227 under-five deaths per woman | Dominica |
| 1970s | 0.159 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3372 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1782 under-five deaths per woman | Guyana |
| 1980s | 0.0639 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2314 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1676 under-five deaths per woman | Guyana |
| 1990s | 0.0512 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1666 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1154 under-five deaths per woman | Guyana |
| 2000s | 0.0467 under-five deaths per woman | 0.121 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0743 under-five deaths per woman | Guyana |
| 2010s | 0.0497 under-five deaths per woman | 0.086 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0363 under-five deaths per woman | Guyana |
| 2020s | 0.0544 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0679 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0135 under-five deaths per woman | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Dominica or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 0.0587 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0549 under-five deaths per woman in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Dominica and Guyana?
- 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Guyana?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Dominica and Guyana rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Dominica ranks 71st and Guyana ranks 68th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).