Afghanistan vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Mortality rate, infant, female

Afghanistan
44.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
50.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
13th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
10th

Mortality rate, infant, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 50.3 per 1,000 live births against 44.5 per 1,000 live births in Afghanistan, a difference of 5.8 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 13th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 10th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Congo, Democratic Republic of the Difference Ahead
1960s 216.1 per 1,000 live births 120.5 per 1,000 live births 95.6 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan
1970s 205.17 per 1,000 live births 112.77 per 1,000 live births 92.4 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan
1980s 176.61 per 1,000 live births 98.39 per 1,000 live births 78.22 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan
1990s 122.12 per 1,000 live births 96.57 per 1,000 live births 25.55 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan
2000s 90.49 per 1,000 live births 75.71 per 1,000 live births 14.78 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan
2010s 61.4 per 1,000 live births 50.29 per 1,000 live births 11.11 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan
2020s 47.6 per 1,000 live births 50.92 per 1,000 live births 3.32 per 1,000 live births Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, female, Afghanistan or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 50.3 per 1,000 live births against 44.5 per 1,000 live births in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
5.8 per 1,000 live births, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for mortality rate, infant, female?
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 10th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.