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

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

Mortality rate, infant, female over time

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 50.3 per 1,000 live births against 50.3 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Lesotho ahead.

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

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 120.5 per 1,000 live births 136 per 1,000 live births 15.5 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
1970s 112.77 per 1,000 live births 120.83 per 1,000 live births 8.06 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
1980s 98.39 per 1,000 live births 82.47 per 1,000 live births 15.92 per 1,000 live births Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1990s 96.57 per 1,000 live births 67.71 per 1,000 live births 28.86 per 1,000 live births Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2000s 75.71 per 1,000 live births 70.02 per 1,000 live births 5.69 per 1,000 live births Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s 50.29 per 1,000 live births 61.94 per 1,000 live births 11.65 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
2020s 50.92 per 1,000 live births 53.18 per 1,000 live births 2.26 per 1,000 live births Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, female, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Lesotho?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 50.3 per 1,000 live births against 50.3 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Lesotho?
0 per 1,000 live births, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Lesotho?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate, infant, female?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 10th and Lesotho 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.