Dominican Republic vs Fiji: Mortality rate, under-5
Dominican Republic
30.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Fiji
29.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
57th
Fiji rank
60th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Dominican Republic
- Fiji
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 30.6 per 1,000 live births against 29.1 per 1,000 live births in Fiji, a difference of 1.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Fiji ranks 60th of 197 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 138.93 per 1,000 live births | 66.1 per 1,000 live births | 72.83 per 1,000 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 106.92 per 1,000 live births | 53.21 per 1,000 live births | 53.71 per 1,000 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 73.74 per 1,000 live births | 36.46 per 1,000 live births | 37.28 per 1,000 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 49.24 per 1,000 live births | 25.17 per 1,000 live births | 24.07 per 1,000 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 36.62 per 1,000 live births | 23.01 per 1,000 live births | 13.61 per 1,000 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | 22.12 per 1,000 live births | 12.68 per 1,000 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 32.24 per 1,000 live births | 28.54 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Dominican Republic or Fiji?
- Dominican Republic, at 30.6 per 1,000 live births against 29.1 per 1,000 live births in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Dominican Republic and Fiji?
- 1.5 per 1,000 live births, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Fiji?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Fiji rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Fiji ranks 60th 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.