Congo vs World: Mortality rate, adult, female

Congo
213.09 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
World
112.66 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Congo rank
20th
World rank
22nd

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Congo
  • World
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 213.09 per 1,000 female adults against 112.66 per 1,000 female adults in World, a difference of 100.43 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.9 times World's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 20th and World ranks 22nd of 218 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo World Difference Ahead
1960s 349.65 per 1,000 female adults 258.63 per 1,000 female adults 91.02 per 1,000 female adults Congo
1970s 309.62 per 1,000 female adults 213.68 per 1,000 female adults 95.93 per 1,000 female adults Congo
1980s 306.87 per 1,000 female adults 173.75 per 1,000 female adults 133.12 per 1,000 female adults Congo
1990s 369.63 per 1,000 female adults 153.77 per 1,000 female adults 215.86 per 1,000 female adults Congo
2000s 329.03 per 1,000 female adults 136.79 per 1,000 female adults 192.24 per 1,000 female adults Congo
2010s 254.61 per 1,000 female adults 118.07 per 1,000 female adults 136.55 per 1,000 female adults Congo
2020s 230.22 per 1,000 female adults 117.72 per 1,000 female adults 112.5 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, Congo or World?
Congo, at 213.09 per 1,000 female adults against 112.66 per 1,000 female adults in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Congo and World?
100.43 per 1,000 female adults, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and World?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and World rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Congo ranks 20th and World ranks 22nd 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.