Botswana vs Dominica: Mortality rate, under-5
Botswana
33.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominica
35.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
Dominica rank
52nd
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Botswana
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 35.7 per 1,000 live births against 33.3 per 1,000 live births in Botswana, a difference of 2.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 55th and Dominica ranks 52nd of 196 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148.12 per 1,000 live births | 93.26 per 1,000 live births | 54.86 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 1970s | 102.43 per 1,000 live births | 39.63 per 1,000 live births | 62.8 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 1980s | 59.26 per 1,000 live births | 21.53 per 1,000 live births | 37.73 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 1990s | 65.4 per 1,000 live births | 18.47 per 1,000 live births | 46.93 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2000s | 71.48 per 1,000 live births | 21.52 per 1,000 live births | 49.96 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2010s | 48.55 per 1,000 live births | 28.84 per 1,000 live births | 19.71 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 35.92 per 1,000 live births | 34.86 per 1,000 live births | 1.06 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, Botswana or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 35.7 per 1,000 live births against 33.3 per 1,000 live births in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Botswana and Dominica?
- 2.4 per 1,000 live births, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Dominica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Dominica rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Botswana ranks 55th and Dominica ranks 52nd of 196 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 (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 is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.