Botswana vs Dominican Republic: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Botswana
33.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic
30.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
Dominican Republic rank
57th
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Botswana
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 33.3 per 1,000 live births against 30.6 per 1,000 live births in Dominican Republic, a difference of 2.7 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 57th 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 | 148.12 per 1,000 live births | 138.93 per 1,000 live births | 9.19 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 1970s | 102.43 per 1,000 live births | 106.92 per 1,000 live births | 4.49 per 1,000 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 59.26 per 1,000 live births | 73.74 per 1,000 live births | 14.48 per 1,000 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 65.4 per 1,000 live births | 49.24 per 1,000 live births | 16.16 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2000s | 71.48 per 1,000 live births | 36.62 per 1,000 live births | 34.86 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2010s | 48.55 per 1,000 live births | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | 13.75 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 35.92 per 1,000 live births | 32.24 per 1,000 live births | 3.68 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 Dominican Republic?
- Botswana, at 33.3 per 1,000 live births against 30.6 per 1,000 live births in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Botswana and Dominican Republic?
- 2.7 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?
- Botswana ranks 55th and Dominican Republic ranks 57th 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 (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.