Democratic Republic of Congo vs Pakistan: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Democratic Republic of Congo
45.91 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Pakistan
46.82 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
18th
Pakistan rank
16th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 46.82 deaths per 1,000 people against 45.91 deaths per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.91 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Pakistan ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Pakistan ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 178.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 227.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 157.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 170.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 135.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 141.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 119.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 121.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 104.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 99.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.62 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 82.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 78.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 59.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 48.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 46.82 deaths per 1,000 people against 45.91 deaths per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan?
- 0.91 deaths per 1,000 people, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Pakistan ranks 16th 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.