Botswana vs Dominica: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Botswana
33.31 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominica
35.66 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
57th
Dominica rank
54th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Botswana
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 35.66 per 1,000 live births against 33.31 per 1,000 live births in Botswana, a difference of 2.35 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 57th and Dominica ranks 54th of 213 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.5 per 1,000 live births | 21.52 per 1,000 live births | 49.98 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2010s | 48.55 per 1,000 live births | 28.84 per 1,000 live births | 19.71 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 35.9 per 1,000 live births | 34.86 per 1,000 live births | 1.04 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Botswana or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 35.66 per 1,000 live births against 33.31 per 1,000 live births in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Botswana and Dominica?
- 2.35 per 1,000 live births, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Dominica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Dominica rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Botswana ranks 57th and Dominica ranks 54th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.