Botswana vs Dominica: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Botswana
2.6%
in 2023
Dominica
2.6%
in 2023
Botswana rank
48th
Dominica rank
49th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Botswana
- Dominica
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.6% against 2.6% in Dominica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.
Botswana ranks 48th and Dominica ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 7 and Dominica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.8% | 12.0% | 1.2% | Dominica |
| 1960s | 8.7% | 6.7% | 2.0% | Botswana |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 3.0% | 3.2% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 1.6% | 2.2% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 1.3% | 2.9% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 1.6% | 3.0% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.2% | 1.2% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Botswana or Dominica?
- Botswana, at 2.6% against 2.6% in Dominica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Botswana and Dominica?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Dominica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Dominica rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Botswana ranks 48th and Dominica ranks 49th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.