Dominica vs South Africa: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
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 (per 1,000 live births) 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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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.