Botswana vs Dominican Republic: Mortality rate, under-5
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 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.