Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Dominica or French Polynesia?

Dominica, at 23 deaths against 20 deaths in French Polynesia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and French Polynesia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominica vs French Polynesia: Number of children who die before age 5

Dominica

23 deaths

in 2023

French Polynesia

20 deaths

in 2023

Dominica rank

192nd

French Polynesia rank

195th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Dominica
French Polynesia

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 23 deaths against 20 deaths in French Polynesia, a difference of 3 deaths.

That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times French Polynesia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.

Dominica ranks 192nd and French Polynesia ranks 195th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 1 and French Polynesia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	French Polynesia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	377.2 deaths	377.4 deaths	0.2 deaths	French Polynesia
1960s	229.5 deaths	346 deaths	116.5 deaths	French Polynesia
1970s	76.9 deaths	299.8 deaths	222.9 deaths	French Polynesia
1980s	36 deaths	170.4 deaths	134.4 deaths	French Polynesia
1990s	26.1 deaths	84.1 deaths	58 deaths	French Polynesia
2000s	21.6 deaths	46.8 deaths	25.2 deaths	French Polynesia
2010s	24.8 deaths	31.4 deaths	6.6 deaths	French Polynesia
2020s	23 deaths	21 deaths	2 deaths	Dominica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Dominica or French Polynesia?: Dominica, at 23 deaths against 20 deaths in French Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Dominica and French Polynesia?: 3 deaths, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and French Polynesia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominica and French Polynesia rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Dominica ranks 192nd and French Polynesia ranks 195th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Dominica vs French Polynesia: Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid, drawing on UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-child-deaths-unwpp/dominica/french-polynesia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-child-deaths-unwpp/dominica/french-polynesia/">Dominica vs French Polynesia: Number of children who die before age 5</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.