Dominican Republic vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Dominican Republic
0.133 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.0076 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
34th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
34th

Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.133 units per square kilometre against 0.0076 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1254 units per square kilometre.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 17.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 195 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2213 units per square kilometre 0.0271 units per square kilometre 0.1942 units per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2000s 0.1604 units per square kilometre 0.0154 units per square kilometre 0.145 units per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2010s 0.1542 units per square kilometre 0.0103 units per square kilometre 0.1439 units per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2020s 0.1398 units per square kilometre 0.008 units per square kilometre 0.1318 units per square kilometre Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Dominican Republic or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Dominican Republic, at 0.133 units per square kilometre against 0.0076 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Dominican Republic and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
0.1254 units per square kilometre, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Dominican Republic ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 12,018 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.