Chad vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Infant mortality rate by sex
Chad
5.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
5.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Chad rank
9th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
10th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Chad currently reports 5.04 deaths per 100 live births against 5.03 deaths per 100 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.91 deaths per 100 live births | 12.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8564 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 1970s | 12.57 deaths per 100 live births | 11.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 1980s | 11.61 deaths per 100 live births | 9.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 1990s | 10.15 deaths per 100 live births | 9.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4944 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 2000s | 8.47 deaths per 100 live births | 7.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8957 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 2010s | 6.59 deaths per 100 live births | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 2020s | 5.34 deaths per 100 live births | 5.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2516 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Chad or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Chad, at 5.04 deaths per 100 live births against 5.03 deaths per 100 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Chad ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .