Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)
Afghanistan
44.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
50.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
13th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
10th
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Afghanistan
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo'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 Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Democratic Republic of Congo | 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 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, female, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 5.8 per 1,000 live births, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Democratic Republic of Congo 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
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.