Congo vs Rwanda: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Congo
26.3 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Rwanda
25.44 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Congo rank
50th
Rwanda rank
53rd
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Congo
- Rwanda
How they compare
Congo currently reports 26.3 deaths per 1,000 people against 25.44 deaths per 1,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.86 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Congo ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 125.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 135.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.74 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 94.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 123.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.9 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 73.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 131.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 57.72 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 60.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 103.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 63.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 122.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 59.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 54.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 74.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.15 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 35.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5022 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2020s | 27.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9701 deaths per 1,000 people | 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, Congo or Rwanda?
- Congo, at 26.3 deaths per 1,000 people against 25.44 deaths per 1,000 people in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Congo and Rwanda?
- 0.86 deaths per 1,000 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Rwanda rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Congo ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 53rd 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.