Congo vs Tajikistan: Infant mortality by sex

Congo
2.97 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tajikistan
2.64 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
54th
Tajikistan rank
57th

Infant mortality by sex over time

  • Congo
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 2.97 deaths per 100 live births against 2.64 deaths per 100 live births in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.33 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Congo ranks 54th and Tajikistan ranks 57th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Tajikistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1970s 7.46 deaths per 100 live births 11.22 deaths per 100 live births 3.75 deaths per 100 live births Tajikistan
1980s 6.49 deaths per 100 live births 9.56 deaths per 100 live births 3.08 deaths per 100 live births Tajikistan
1990s 7.15 deaths per 100 live births 8.61 deaths per 100 live births 1.46 deaths per 100 live births Tajikistan
2000s 6.31 deaths per 100 live births 4.9 deaths per 100 live births 1.42 deaths per 100 live births Congo
2010s 3.97 deaths per 100 live births 3.06 deaths per 100 live births 0.9129 deaths per 100 live births Congo
2020s 3.15 deaths per 100 live births 2.74 deaths per 100 live births 0.4126 deaths per 100 live births Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Congo or Tajikistan?
Congo, at 2.97 deaths per 100 live births against 2.64 deaths per 100 live births in Tajikistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Congo and Tajikistan?
0.33 deaths per 100 live births, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Tajikistan?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Congo and Tajikistan rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
Congo ranks 54th and Tajikistan ranks 57th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .