Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guinea: Infant mortality rate by sex
Democratic Republic of Congo
5.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guinea
5.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
10th
Guinea rank
7th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 5.32 deaths per 100 live births against 5.03 deaths per 100 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.29 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Guinea ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Guinea ranks 7th of 199 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.05 deaths per 100 live births | 17.03 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1970s | 11.28 deaths per 100 live births | 16.2 deaths per 100 live births | 4.92 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1980s | 9.84 deaths per 100 live births | 13.96 deaths per 100 live births | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1990s | 9.66 deaths per 100 live births | 10.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 2000s | 7.57 deaths per 100 live births | 7.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0281 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | 6.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.09 deaths per 100 live births | 5.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4905 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Democratic Republic of Congo or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 5.32 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 Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?
- 0.29 deaths per 100 live births, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Guinea ranks 7th 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 .