Dominican Republic vs South Africa: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Dominican Republic
33.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa
37.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
57th
South Africa rank
54th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Dominican Republic
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 37.6 per 1,000 live births against 33.3 per 1,000 live births in Dominican Republic, a difference of 4.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 54th of 197 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.55 per 1,000 live births | 115.95 per 1,000 live births | 15.4 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 1980s | 78.93 per 1,000 live births | 81.38 per 1,000 live births | 2.45 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 1990s | 53.05 per 1,000 live births | 64.78 per 1,000 live births | 11.73 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 2000s | 39.71 per 1,000 live births | 76.83 per 1,000 live births | 37.12 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 37.76 per 1,000 live births | 42.69 per 1,000 live births | 4.93 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 2020s | 35.04 per 1,000 live births | 36.9 per 1,000 live births | 1.86 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Dominican Republic or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 37.6 per 1,000 live births against 33.3 per 1,000 live births in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Dominican Republic and South Africa?
- 4.3 per 1,000 live births, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 54th 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, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.