Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)

Burundi
216.85 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
219.2 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Burundi rank
18th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
17th

Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) over time

  • Burundi
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
200400600800196019922024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 219.2 per 1,000 female adults against 216.85 per 1,000 female adults in Burundi, a difference of 2.35 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Burundi ranks 18th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 17th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 378.36 per 1,000 female adults 409.48 per 1,000 female adults 31.12 per 1,000 female adults Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 422.04 per 1,000 female adults 389.11 per 1,000 female adults 32.93 per 1,000 female adults Burundi
1980s 373.44 per 1,000 female adults 374.35 per 1,000 female adults 0.9116 per 1,000 female adults Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 433.65 per 1,000 female adults 325.42 per 1,000 female adults 108.23 per 1,000 female adults Burundi
2000s 335.24 per 1,000 female adults 297.43 per 1,000 female adults 37.81 per 1,000 female adults Burundi
2010s 263.52 per 1,000 female adults 259.62 per 1,000 female adults 3.9 per 1,000 female adults Burundi
2020s 228.73 per 1,000 female adults 233.52 per 1,000 female adults 4.79 per 1,000 female adults Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Burundi or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 219.2 per 1,000 female adults against 216.85 per 1,000 female adults in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?
2.35 per 1,000 female adults, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Burundi ranks 18th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.