Dominican Republic vs Tanzania: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN)

Dominican Republic
27.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Tanzania
28.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
51st
Tanzania rank
50th

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 28.7 per 1,000 live births against 27.7 per 1,000 live births in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1 per 1,000 live births.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 51st and Tanzania ranks 50th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 98.97 per 1,000 live births 119.75 per 1,000 live births 20.78 per 1,000 live births Tanzania
1970s 79.64 per 1,000 live births 110.02 per 1,000 live births 30.38 per 1,000 live births Tanzania
1980s 57.89 per 1,000 live births 107.55 per 1,000 live births 49.66 per 1,000 live births Tanzania
1990s 40.6 per 1,000 live births 100.24 per 1,000 live births 59.64 per 1,000 live births Tanzania
2000s 31.47 per 1,000 live births 65.77 per 1,000 live births 34.3 per 1,000 live births Tanzania
2010s 30.88 per 1,000 live births 41.31 per 1,000 live births 10.43 per 1,000 live births Tanzania
2020s 29.08 per 1,000 live births 30.92 per 1,000 live births 1.84 per 1,000 live births Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Dominican Republic or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 28.7 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 Tanzania?
1 per 1,000 live births, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Tanzania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Tanzania rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Dominican Republic ranks 51st and Tanzania ranks 50th 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.