Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
Democratic Republic of Congo
62.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
51.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 51.8 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 10.6 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th 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 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 109.23 per 1,000 live births | 106.51 per 1,000 live births | 2.72 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 88.8 per 1,000 live births | 81.63 per 1,000 live births | 7.17 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 62.02 per 1,000 live births | 60.59 per 1,000 live births | 1.43 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 63.24 per 1,000 live births | 54.1 per 1,000 live births | 9.14 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, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 51.8 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 10.6 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th 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, male (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, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.