Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Mozambique: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
45.91 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mozambique
47.21 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
18th
Mozambique rank
15th

Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 47.21 deaths per 1,000 people against 45.91 deaths per 1,000 people in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 1.3 deaths per 1,000 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 18th and Mozambique ranks 15th of 236 countries.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the Mozambique Difference Ahead
1950s 178.26 deaths per 1,000 people 188.67 deaths per 1,000 people 10.41 deaths per 1,000 people Mozambique
1960s 157.12 deaths per 1,000 people 174.19 deaths per 1,000 people 17.07 deaths per 1,000 people Mozambique
1970s 135.48 deaths per 1,000 people 170.13 deaths per 1,000 people 34.65 deaths per 1,000 people Mozambique
1980s 119.19 deaths per 1,000 people 171.35 deaths per 1,000 people 52.16 deaths per 1,000 people Mozambique
1990s 104.56 deaths per 1,000 people 143.04 deaths per 1,000 people 38.48 deaths per 1,000 people Mozambique
2000s 82.88 deaths per 1,000 people 97.55 deaths per 1,000 people 14.67 deaths per 1,000 people Mozambique
2010s 59.99 deaths per 1,000 people 63.36 deaths per 1,000 people 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people Mozambique
2020s 48.02 deaths per 1,000 people 49.45 deaths per 1,000 people 1.44 deaths per 1,000 people Mozambique

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, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 47.21 deaths per 1,000 people against 45.91 deaths per 1,000 people in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Mozambique?
1.3 deaths per 1,000 people, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Mozambique?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Mozambique rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 18th and Mozambique ranks 15th 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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Indicator
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.