Congo vs Malawi: Infant mortality rate

Congo

2.9%

in 2023

Malawi

3.0%

in 2023

Congo rank

48th

Malawi rank

45th

Infant mortality rate over time

Malawi currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.

Congo ranks 48th and Malawi ranks 45th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: % of infants
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.