Democratic Republic of Congo vs Somalia: Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 230.83 per 1,000 female adults against 219.2 per 1,000 female adults in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 11.63 per 1,000 female adults.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 15th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 409.48 per 1,000 female adults | 375.51 per 1,000 female adults | 33.97 per 1,000 female adults | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 389.11 per 1,000 female adults | 360.3 per 1,000 female adults | 28.81 per 1,000 female adults | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 374.35 per 1,000 female adults | 341.66 per 1,000 female adults | 32.69 per 1,000 female adults | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 325.42 per 1,000 female adults | 368.07 per 1,000 female adults | 42.65 per 1,000 female adults | Somalia |
| 2000s | 297.43 per 1,000 female adults | 313.5 per 1,000 female adults | 16.07 per 1,000 female adults | Somalia |
| 2010s | 259.62 per 1,000 female adults | 303.73 per 1,000 female adults | 44.11 per 1,000 female adults | Somalia |
| 2020s | 233.52 per 1,000 female adults | 258.6 per 1,000 female adults | 25.08 per 1,000 female adults | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 230.83 per 1,000 female adults against 219.2 per 1,000 female adults in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
- 11.63 per 1,000 female adults, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 15th 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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About this data
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.