Botswana vs Dominican Republic: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Botswana
29.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic
27.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
Dominican Republic rank
58th
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Botswana
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 29.6 per 1,000 live births against 27.8 per 1,000 live births in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.8 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 55th and Dominican Republic ranks 58th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Dominican Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139.36 per 1,000 live births | 135.36 per 1,000 live births | 4 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 1970s | 94.53 per 1,000 live births | 102.13 per 1,000 live births | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 53.14 per 1,000 live births | 68.28 per 1,000 live births | 15.14 per 1,000 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 60.77 per 1,000 live births | 45.25 per 1,000 live births | 15.52 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2000s | 66.83 per 1,000 live births | 33.41 per 1,000 live births | 33.42 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2010s | 43.55 per 1,000 live births | 31.68 per 1,000 live births | 11.87 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 31.88 per 1,000 live births | 29.28 per 1,000 live births | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Botswana or Dominican Republic?
- Botswana, at 29.6 per 1,000 live births against 27.8 per 1,000 live births in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Botswana and Dominican Republic?
- 1.8 per 1,000 live births, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Dominican Republic?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Dominican Republic rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Botswana ranks 55th and Dominican Republic ranks 58th 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, under-5, female (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
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.