Dominican Republic vs Senegal: Mortality rate, neonatal

Dominican Republic
21.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Senegal
20.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
40th
Senegal rank
41st

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 21.2 per 1,000 live births against 20.9 per 1,000 live births in Senegal, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Senegal ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 40th and Senegal ranks 41st 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 40.57 per 1,000 live births 57.63 per 1,000 live births 17.06 per 1,000 live births Senegal
1970s 38.6 per 1,000 live births 51.22 per 1,000 live births 12.62 per 1,000 live births Senegal
1980s 28.9 per 1,000 live births 43.74 per 1,000 live births 14.84 per 1,000 live births Senegal
1990s 23.1 per 1,000 live births 39.67 per 1,000 live births 16.57 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2000s 23.17 per 1,000 live births 32.12 per 1,000 live births 8.95 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2010s 24.22 per 1,000 live births 25.46 per 1,000 live births 1.24 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2020s 22.4 per 1,000 live births 22.42 per 1,000 live births 0.02 per 1,000 live births Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Dominican Republic or Senegal?
Dominican Republic, at 21.2 per 1,000 live births against 20.9 per 1,000 live births in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Dominican Republic and Senegal?
0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Senegal?
62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Senegal rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Dominican Republic ranks 40th and Senegal ranks 41st 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, neonatal (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, neonatal (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, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.