What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Dominica and South Africa?

0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Dominica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and South Africa?

51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.

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.

Dominica vs South Africa: Mortality rate, under-5

Dominica

35.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

South Africa

35.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Dominica rank

52nd

South Africa rank

53rd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Dominica
South Africa

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 35.7 per 1,000 live births against 35.1 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was South Africa ahead.

Dominica ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 53rd of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	33.78 per 1,000 live births	114.93 per 1,000 live births	81.15 per 1,000 live births	South Africa
1980s	21.53 per 1,000 live births	75.1 per 1,000 live births	53.57 per 1,000 live births	South Africa
1990s	18.47 per 1,000 live births	60.3 per 1,000 live births	41.83 per 1,000 live births	South Africa
2000s	21.52 per 1,000 live births	73.13 per 1,000 live births	51.61 per 1,000 live births	South Africa
2010s	28.84 per 1,000 live births	40 per 1,000 live births	11.16 per 1,000 live births	South Africa
2020s	34.86 per 1,000 live births	34.42 per 1,000 live births	0.44 per 1,000 live births	Dominica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Dominica or South Africa?: Dominica, at 35.7 per 1,000 live births against 35.1 per 1,000 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Dominica and South Africa?: 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and South Africa?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Dominica and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Dominica ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 53rd 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.