Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guinea: Child mortality
Democratic Republic of Congo
8.97 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guinea
9.21 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Guinea rank
6th
Child mortality over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 9.21 deaths per 100 live births against 8.97 deaths per 100 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Guinea ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Guinea ranks 6th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 44.99 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1810s | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 44.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1820s | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 44.72 deaths per 100 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1830s | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 44.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1840s | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 44.43 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1850s | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 44.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1860s | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 44.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1870s | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 44.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1880s | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 43.89 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1890s | 42.25 deaths per 100 live births | 43.73 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1900s | 41.93 deaths per 100 live births | 43.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1910s | 41.07 deaths per 100 live births | 42.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1920s | 40.08 deaths per 100 live births | 41.09 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1930s | 39.07 deaths per 100 live births | 38.63 deaths per 100 live births | 0.435 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1940s | 34.66 deaths per 100 live births | 35.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6677 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1950s | 28.89 deaths per 100 live births | 35.36 deaths per 100 live births | 6.47 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1960s | 26.25 deaths per 100 live births | 33.57 deaths per 100 live births | 7.32 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1970s | 22.78 deaths per 100 live births | 30.48 deaths per 100 live births | 7.7 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1980s | 19.36 deaths per 100 live births | 25.99 deaths per 100 live births | 6.63 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1990s | 18.5 deaths per 100 live births | 20.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 2000s | 14.32 deaths per 100 live births | 14.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1482 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 9.41 deaths per 100 live births | 11.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.18 deaths per 100 live births | 9.76 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5762 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Democratic Republic of Congo or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 9.21 deaths per 100 live births against 8.97 deaths per 100 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?
- 0.24 deaths per 100 live births, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea rank globally for child mortality?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Guinea ranks 6th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.