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
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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

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (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, 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.