Democratic Republic of Congo vs Lower middle income: Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)
Democratic Republic of Congo
50.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lower middle income
30.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
10th
Lower middle income rank
13th
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 50.3 per 1,000 live births against 30.5 per 1,000 live births in Lower middle income, a difference of 19.8 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.6 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 13th 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 | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.57 per 1,000 live births | 73.84 per 1,000 live births | 22.73 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 75.71 per 1,000 live births | 55.83 per 1,000 live births | 19.88 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 50.29 per 1,000 live births | 39.76 per 1,000 live births | 10.53 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 50.92 per 1,000 live births | 32.08 per 1,000 live births | 18.84 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 Lower middle income?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 50.3 per 1,000 live births against 30.5 per 1,000 live births in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Lower middle income?
- 19.8 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 Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Lower middle income rank globally for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 13th 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.