Congo vs Guinea: Fertility rate vs. child mortality
Congo
4.16 live births per woman
in 2023
Guinea
4.22 live births per woman
in 2023
Congo rank
24th
Guinea rank
21st
Fertility rate vs. child mortality over time
- Congo
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 4.22 live births per woman against 4.16 live births per woman in Congo, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 24th and Guinea ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.07 live births per woman | 6.03 live births per woman | 0.0387 live births per woman | Congo |
| 1960s | 6.21 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 0.0361 live births per woman | Congo |
| 1970s | 6.33 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 0.018 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 1980s | 5.66 live births per woman | 6.52 live births per woman | 0.8566 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.07 live births per woman | 6.29 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.7 live births per woman | 5.72 live births per woman | 1.02 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.63 live births per woman | 5.02 live births per woman | 0.3851 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.25 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 0.1067 live births per woman | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. child mortality, Congo or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 4.22 live births per woman against 4.16 live births per woman in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. child mortality between Congo and Guinea?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Guinea rank globally for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Congo ranks 24th and Guinea ranks 21st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. 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 total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.