Democratic Republic of Congo vs Cote d'Ivoire: Annual death rates at different ages
Democratic Republic of Congo
51.4 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire
53.87 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
18th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
15th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 53.87 deaths per 1,000 people against 51.4 deaths per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 2.47 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Cote d'Ivoire in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 193.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 226.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.29 deaths per 1,000 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 170.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 189.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 146.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 147.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8938 deaths per 1,000 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 128.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 117.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.81 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 113.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 111.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 91.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 93.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.61 deaths per 1,000 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 66.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 69.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 53.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.71 deaths per 1,000 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Democratic Republic of Congo or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 53.87 deaths per 1,000 people against 51.4 deaths per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Democratic Republic of Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 2.47 deaths per 1,000 people, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Cote d'Ivoire 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 at different ages. 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.