Dominican Republic vs Rwanda: Mortality rate, infant
Dominican Republic
27.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
29.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
51st
Rwanda rank
48th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Dominican Republic
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 29.4 per 1,000 live births against 27.7 per 1,000 live births in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.7 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 51st and Rwanda ranks 48th of 197 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.97 per 1,000 live births | 115.81 per 1,000 live births | 16.84 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 79.64 per 1,000 live births | 124.44 per 1,000 live births | 44.8 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 57.89 per 1,000 live births | 95.07 per 1,000 live births | 37.18 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 40.6 per 1,000 live births | 123.09 per 1,000 live births | 82.49 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 31.47 per 1,000 live births | 71.59 per 1,000 live births | 40.12 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 30.88 per 1,000 live births | 35.36 per 1,000 live births | 4.48 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 29.08 per 1,000 live births | 30.44 per 1,000 live births | 1.36 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Dominican Republic or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 29.4 per 1,000 live births against 27.7 per 1,000 live births in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Dominican Republic and Rwanda?
- 1.7 per 1,000 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Rwanda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Rwanda rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Dominican Republic ranks 51st and Rwanda ranks 48th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.