Democratic Republic of Congo vs Lesotho: Infant mortality rate by sex
Democratic Republic of Congo
5.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lesotho
5.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
10th
Lesotho rank
11th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Lesotho
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 5.03 deaths per 100 live births against 5.03 deaths per 100 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Lesotho ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.05 deaths per 100 live births | 13.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 11.28 deaths per 100 live births | 12.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8041 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 9.84 deaths per 100 live births | 8.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 9.66 deaths per 100 live births | 6.77 deaths per 100 live births | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 7.57 deaths per 100 live births | 7 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5714 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | 6.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 5.09 deaths per 100 live births | 5.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2271 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
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 Lesotho?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 5.03 deaths per 100 live births against 5.03 deaths per 100 live births in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 11th 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 .