Congo vs Eritrea: Mortality rate, infant, male
Congo
29.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eritrea
28 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
54th
Eritrea rank
56th
Mortality rate, infant, male over time
- Congo
- Eritrea
How they compare
Congo currently reports 29.7 per 1,000 live births against 28 per 1,000 live births in Eritrea, a difference of 1.7 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Eritrea ahead.
Congo ranks 54th and Eritrea ranks 56th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Eritrea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.92 per 1,000 live births | 112.86 per 1,000 live births | 39.94 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 64.87 per 1,000 live births | 117.88 per 1,000 live births | 53.01 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 71.51 per 1,000 live births | 76.14 per 1,000 live births | 4.63 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 63.13 per 1,000 live births | 50.36 per 1,000 live births | 12.77 per 1,000 live births | Congo |
| 2010s | 39.72 per 1,000 live births | 37.43 per 1,000 live births | 2.29 per 1,000 live births | Congo |
| 2020s | 31.48 per 1,000 live births | 29.74 per 1,000 live births | 1.74 per 1,000 live births | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Congo or Eritrea?
- Congo, at 29.7 per 1,000 live births against 28 per 1,000 live births in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Congo and Eritrea?
- 1.7 per 1,000 live births, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Eritrea?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Eritrea rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Congo ranks 54th and Eritrea ranks 56th 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.