Chile vs Dominican Republic

Chile vs Dominican Republic: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.7 per 100 live births in Chile and 3.1 per 100 live births in Dominican Republic, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 2.4 per 100 live births, or 4.5 times that in Chile.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Chile vs Dominican Republic: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.7 per 100 live births in Chile and 3.1 per 100 live births in Dominican Republic, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 2.4 per 100 live births, or 4.5 times that in Chile.
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What the numbers say

  • Dominican Republic has been higher since 1962, when it overtook Chile.
  • In 2024, Chile ranked 145 and Dominican Republic ranked 57 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearChileDominican RepublicWorld
20240.73.13.7
20230.73.23.8
20220.73.24
20210.73.34
20200.73.43.9
20190.73.44
20180.73.54
20170.83.54.1
20160.83.54.2
20150.83.54.3
20140.83.54.4
20130.83.54.5
20120.83.54.7
20110.93.55
20100.93.55.1
20090.93.55.3
20080.93.55.5
20070.93.55.7
20060.93.66
20050.93.66.2
20040.93.66.6
20030.93.76.8
200213.87.1
200113.97.4
20001.147.7
19991.14.17.9
19981.24.28.3
19971.24.48.4
19961.34.68.6
19951.34.88.8
19941.458.9
19931.55.29.1
19921.65.49.2
19911.85.79.3
19901.95.99.4
198926.29.5
19882.26.410
19872.26.79.9
19862.26.910.3
19852.27.210.6
19842.37.510.9
19832.57.811.1
19822.78.111.2
198138.411.6
19803.38.711.9
19793.7911.9
19784.29.412.3
19774.89.712.6
19765.710.112.8
19756.510.513.1
19747.110.913.3
19737.511.313.5
19727.711.713.7
19717.912.113.9
19708.112.414.2
19698.212.714.6
19688.61315
19679.313.315.3
196610.413.615.1
196511.613.915.1
196412.714.115.7
196313.614.316.2
196214.314.517
196114.914.718.8
196015.314.820.2
195915.514.919.9
195815.414.919.7
195715.314.920.5
19561514.921.3
195514.914.822.3
19541514.822.8
195321.214.723.3
195222.114.623.9
195122.914.624.3
195023.814.524.7
194925.2–24.9
194823.7–24.9
194726.2–25.5
194626–25.8
194529.9–26.7
194429.4–27.4
194331.6–27.7
194231.7–27.9
194132.5–27.8
194035.3–27.9
193936.6–28
193838.4–28.7
193739.2–28.8
193640.9–29.1
193540.8–29.5
193442.6–30.7
193341.9–30.5
193238.2–30.7
193137.7–31.4
193038–31.6
192936.4–32
192834.5–31.9
192736.7–31.9
192640.8–32.7
192541.9–32.4
192443.2–33.1
192346–33.1
192239–33.2
192145.2–34.2
192042.7–34.4
191949.7–35.7
191841.4–37.6
191743.7–35.3
191639.2–35.1
191541.3–35.3
191441.4–35.4
191346.5–35.1
191246.6–35.5
191154.1–36
191043.4–36.4
190951.2–36.6
190851.6–37.2
190748.4–37.4
190653.1–38.1
190540.5–38.8
190446.5–38.9
190342.9–39.5
190243.9–40.1
190155.2–40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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