Djibouti vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Mortality rate, under-5

Djibouti
48.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
15.56 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Djibouti rank
29th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
30th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Djibouti
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 48.9 per 1,000 live births against 15.56 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 33.34 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 3.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 197 countries.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 107.67 per 1,000 live births 45.39 per 1,000 live births 62.28 per 1,000 live births Djibouti
2000s 88.11 per 1,000 live births 27.21 per 1,000 live births 60.9 per 1,000 live births Djibouti
2010s 66.31 per 1,000 live births 19.32 per 1,000 live births 46.99 per 1,000 live births Djibouti
2020s 52.24 per 1,000 live births 16.28 per 1,000 live births 35.96 per 1,000 live births Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Djibouti or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Djibouti, at 48.9 per 1,000 live births against 15.56 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Djibouti and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
33.34 per 1,000 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Djibouti ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.