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

Democratic Republic of Congo
219.2 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Congo
213.09 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
17th
Congo rank
20th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 219.2 per 1,000 female adults against 213.09 per 1,000 female adults in Congo, a difference of 6.11 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 17th and Congo ranks 20th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 409.48 per 1,000 female adults 349.65 per 1,000 female adults 59.83 per 1,000 female adults Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 389.11 per 1,000 female adults 309.62 per 1,000 female adults 79.49 per 1,000 female adults Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 374.35 per 1,000 female adults 306.87 per 1,000 female adults 67.48 per 1,000 female adults Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 325.42 per 1,000 female adults 369.63 per 1,000 female adults 44.21 per 1,000 female adults Congo
2000s 297.43 per 1,000 female adults 329.03 per 1,000 female adults 31.6 per 1,000 female adults Congo
2010s 259.62 per 1,000 female adults 254.61 per 1,000 female adults 5 per 1,000 female adults Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 233.52 per 1,000 female adults 230.22 per 1,000 female adults 3.3 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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 219.2 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 Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?
6.11 per 1,000 female adults, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 17th 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.