Democratic Republic of Congo vs Least developed countries: Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 50.3 per 1,000 live births against 36.39 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries, a difference of 13.91 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Least developed countries ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Least developed countries ranks 10th of 197 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.57 per 1,000 live births | 92.69 per 1,000 live births | 3.88 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 75.71 per 1,000 live births | 65.32 per 1,000 live births | 10.39 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 50.29 per 1,000 live births | 45.39 per 1,000 live births | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 50.92 per 1,000 live births | 38.6 per 1,000 live births | 12.32 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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Least developed countries?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 50.3 per 1,000 live births against 36.39 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Least developed countries?
- 13.91 per 1,000 live births, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Least developed countries?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Least developed countries rank globally for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Least developed countries 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.