Which has higher number of infant deaths, Dominican Republic or Russia?

Dominican Republic, at 5,578 against 5,300 in Russia as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Dominican Republic and Russia?

278, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Russia?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Russia: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency)

Dominican Republic

5,578

in 2024

Russia

5,300

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

63rd

Russia rank

64th

Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) over time

Dominican Republic
Russia

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 5,578 against 5,300 in Russia, a difference of 278.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Russia ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 63rd and Russia ranks 64th of 197 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	17,212	65,756	48,544	Russia
1970s	15,032	46,113	31,081	Russia
1980s	11,846	48,065	36,219	Russia
1990s	8,816	26,599	17,783	Russia
2000s	6,645	17,075	10,430	Russia
2010s	6,611	12,299	5,688	Russia
2020s	5,965	5,997	32	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Dominican Republic or Russia?: Dominican Republic, at 5,578 against 5,300 in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Dominican Republic and Russia?: 278, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Russia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Russia rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Dominican Republic ranks 63rd and Russia ranks 64th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
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, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.