Congo vs Dominican Republic: Infant mortality by sex
Congo
2.97 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic
3.01 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
54th
Dominican Republic rank
53rd
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Congo
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 3.01 deaths per 100 live births against 2.97 deaths per 100 live births in Congo, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 54th and Dominican Republic ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Dominican Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.76 deaths per 100 live births | 10.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 1960s | 9.23 deaths per 100 live births | 10.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 7.58 deaths per 100 live births | 8.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8331 deaths per 100 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 6.49 deaths per 100 live births | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2213 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 1990s | 7.15 deaths per 100 live births | 4.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 2000s | 6.31 deaths per 100 live births | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.9 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 2010s | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | 3.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6236 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 2020s | 3.15 deaths per 100 live births | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0115 deaths per 100 live births | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Congo or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 3.01 deaths per 100 live births against 2.97 deaths per 100 live births in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Congo and Dominican Republic?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Dominican Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Dominican Republic rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Congo ranks 54th and Dominican Republic ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .