Dominica vs South Africa: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Dominica
2.6%
in 2023
South Africa
2.6%
in 2023
Dominica rank
49th
South Africa rank
51st
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Dominica
- South Africa
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 2.6% against 2.6% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.0% | 11.4% | 0.6% | Dominica |
| 1960s | 6.7% | 8.7% | 2.0% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 7.4% | 4.3% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 5.2% | 3.6% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 4.4% | 3.0% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 4.6% | 3.0% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.6% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Dominica or South Africa?
- Dominica, at 2.6% against 2.6% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Dominica and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and South Africa rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Dominica ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 51st 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.