Burundi vs Congo: Mortality rate, adult, female

Burundi
216.85 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Congo
213.09 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Burundi rank
18th
Congo rank
20th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Burundi
  • Congo
200400600800196019922024

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 216.85 per 1,000 female adults against 213.09 per 1,000 female adults in Congo, a difference of 3.76 per 1,000 female adults.

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

Burundi ranks 18th and Congo ranks 20th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 378.36 per 1,000 female adults 349.65 per 1,000 female adults 28.71 per 1,000 female adults Burundi
1970s 422.04 per 1,000 female adults 309.62 per 1,000 female adults 112.43 per 1,000 female adults Burundi
1980s 373.44 per 1,000 female adults 306.87 per 1,000 female adults 66.57 per 1,000 female adults Burundi
1990s 433.65 per 1,000 female adults 369.63 per 1,000 female adults 64.02 per 1,000 female adults Burundi
2000s 335.24 per 1,000 female adults 329.03 per 1,000 female adults 6.21 per 1,000 female adults Burundi
2010s 263.52 per 1,000 female adults 254.61 per 1,000 female adults 8.9 per 1,000 female adults Burundi
2020s 228.73 per 1,000 female adults 230.22 per 1,000 female adults 1.48 per 1,000 female adults Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Burundi or Congo?
Burundi, at 216.85 per 1,000 female adults against 213.09 per 1,000 female adults in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Burundi and Congo?
3.76 per 1,000 female adults, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Congo?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Congo rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Burundi ranks 18th and Congo ranks 20th 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.