Dominican Republic vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Infant mortality rate by sex

Dominican Republic
2.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
2.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
50th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
49th

Infant mortality rate by sex over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 2.57 deaths per 100 live births against 2.52 deaths per 100 live births in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 50th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 49th of 199 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 9.74 deaths per 100 live births 11.48 deaths per 100 live births 1.74 deaths per 100 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1960s 9.52 deaths per 100 live births 11.25 deaths per 100 live births 1.73 deaths per 100 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s 7.49 deaths per 100 live births 10.29 deaths per 100 live births 2.79 deaths per 100 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 5.29 deaths per 100 live births 10.17 deaths per 100 live births 4.88 deaths per 100 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 3.71 deaths per 100 live births 9.5 deaths per 100 live births 5.79 deaths per 100 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 2.87 deaths per 100 live births 6.1 deaths per 100 live births 3.23 deaths per 100 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 2.81 deaths per 100 live births 3.73 deaths per 100 live births 0.9128 deaths per 100 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 2.64 deaths per 100 live births 2.76 deaths per 100 live births 0.1213 deaths per 100 live births Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Dominican Republic or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 2.57 deaths per 100 live births against 2.52 deaths per 100 live births in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Dominican Republic and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Tanzania, United Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
Dominican Republic ranks 50th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .