Dominican Republic vs Senegal: Mortality rate, infant

Dominican Republic
27.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Senegal
28.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
51st
Senegal rank
49th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 28.9 per 1,000 live births against 27.7 per 1,000 live births in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.2 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 51st and Senegal ranks 49th of 197 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 98.97 per 1,000 live births 124.63 per 1,000 live births 25.66 per 1,000 live births Senegal
1970s 79.64 per 1,000 live births 112.81 per 1,000 live births 33.17 per 1,000 live births Senegal
1980s 57.89 per 1,000 live births 86.63 per 1,000 live births 28.74 per 1,000 live births Senegal
1990s 40.6 per 1,000 live births 74.96 per 1,000 live births 34.36 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2000s 31.47 per 1,000 live births 56.93 per 1,000 live births 25.46 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2010s 30.88 per 1,000 live births 37.83 per 1,000 live births 6.95 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2020s 29.08 per 1,000 live births 31.26 per 1,000 live births 2.18 per 1,000 live births Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Dominican Republic or Senegal?
Senegal, at 28.9 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 Senegal?
1.2 per 1,000 live births, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Senegal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Senegal rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Dominican Republic ranks 51st and Senegal ranks 49th 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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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.