Chad vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Infant mortality rate
Chad
5.63 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
5.64 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Chad rank
11th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 5.64 deaths per 100 live births against 5.63 deaths per 100 live births in Chad, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 11th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th 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 | 13.85 deaths per 100 live births | 12.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 1970s | 13.5 deaths per 100 live births | 12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 1980s | 12.49 deaths per 100 live births | 10.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 1990s | 11.02 deaths per 100 live births | 10.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7112 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 2000s | 9.31 deaths per 100 live births | 8.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 2010s | 7.31 deaths per 100 live births | 5.63 deaths per 100 live births | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 2020s | 5.96 deaths per 100 live births | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2418 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Chad or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 5.64 deaths per 100 live births against 5.63 deaths per 100 live births in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Democratic Republic of Congo 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?
- Chad ranks 11th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th 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. 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 children aged under one year, per 100 live births .