Dominican Republic vs India: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Dominican Republic
27.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
India
26.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
58th
India rank
59th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • India
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 27.8 per 1,000 live births against 26.7 per 1,000 live births in India, a difference of 1.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 58th and India ranks 59th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic India Difference Ahead
1960s 135.36 per 1,000 live births 234.35 per 1,000 live births 98.99 per 1,000 live births India
1970s 102.13 per 1,000 live births 202.77 per 1,000 live births 100.64 per 1,000 live births India
1980s 68.28 per 1,000 live births 154.85 per 1,000 live births 86.57 per 1,000 live births India
1990s 45.25 per 1,000 live births 116.67 per 1,000 live births 71.42 per 1,000 live births India
2000s 33.41 per 1,000 live births 80.29 per 1,000 live births 46.88 per 1,000 live births India
2010s 31.68 per 1,000 live births 47.3 per 1,000 live births 15.62 per 1,000 live births India
2020s 29.28 per 1,000 live births 29.92 per 1,000 live births 0.64 per 1,000 live births India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Dominican Republic or India?
Dominican Republic, at 27.8 per 1,000 live births against 26.7 per 1,000 live births in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Dominican Republic and India?
1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and India?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and India rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Dominican Republic ranks 58th and India ranks 59th 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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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (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

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.