Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guinea-Bissau: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Democratic Republic of Congo
45.91 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
45.53 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
18th
Guinea-Bissau rank
19th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 45.91 deaths per 1,000 people against 45.53 deaths per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.38 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 178.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 166.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.48 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1960s | 157.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 158.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.41 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 135.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 146.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.48 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 119.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 133.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.57 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 104.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 115.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.87 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 82.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 88.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.8 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 59.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7361 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 48.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1827 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Democratic Republic of Congo or Guinea-Bissau?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 45.91 deaths per 1,000 people against 45.53 deaths per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.38 deaths per 1,000 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th 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 Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.