Congo vs New Caledonia: Death rate, crude

Congo
6.24 per 1,000 people
in 2024
New Caledonia
6.25 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Congo rank
149th
New Caledonia rank
146th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Congo
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 6.25 per 1,000 people against 6.24 per 1,000 people in Congo, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 149th and New Caledonia ranks 146th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and New Caledonia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1960s 15.81 per 1,000 people 12.19 per 1,000 people 3.62 per 1,000 people Congo
1970s 12.68 per 1,000 people 8.2 per 1,000 people 4.49 per 1,000 people Congo
1980s 10.74 per 1,000 people 6.45 per 1,000 people 4.29 per 1,000 people Congo
1990s 11.84 per 1,000 people 5.58 per 1,000 people 6.26 per 1,000 people Congo
2000s 9.86 per 1,000 people 5.24 per 1,000 people 4.63 per 1,000 people Congo
2010s 7.4 per 1,000 people 5.74 per 1,000 people 1.67 per 1,000 people Congo
2020s 6.56 per 1,000 people 6.68 per 1,000 people 0.1206 per 1,000 people New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Congo or New Caledonia?
New Caledonia, at 6.25 per 1,000 people against 6.24 per 1,000 people in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Congo and New Caledonia?
0.01 per 1,000 people, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and New Caledonia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and New Caledonia rank globally for death rate, crude?
Congo ranks 149th and New Caledonia ranks 146th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.